N. Korea fires two more missiles into sea

[Lite Beer]

N. Korea fires two more missiles into sea

by Jung Ha-Won

SEOUL: North Korea fired two short-range missiles into the sea Sunday, Seoul's military said, in an apparent show of anger at an upcoming joint military drill between South Korea and the US.

The North fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea off the east coast at 1:20 and 1:30 a.m., the South's defense ministry told AFP.

"Their range appear to be around 500 kilometres (310.7 miles)," he said, adding Seoul's military had stepped up monitoring for additional launches.

The move -- the latest in a series of similar launches in recent weeks -- came a day after Pyongyang condemned an upcoming Seoul-Washington naval joint exercise.

The annual drill, to be held July 16 to 21, involves the US aircraft carrier George Washington, which arrived in the southern port of Busan on Friday.

The North bristled at the massive carrier visiting the port, calling it a "reckless" act of provocation on Saturday.

"The US should properly understand that the more persistently it resorts to reckless nuclear blackmail and threat, the further (the North) will bolster up its cutting edge nuclear force for self-defense," said the North's top military body, the National Defence Commission.

The North has habitually slammed joint military exercises held south of the border and often responded with missile launches.

UN resolutions bar the North from conducting any ballistic missile tests. Sunday's launch -- the fifth in just over two weeks -- took place at a sensitive area close to the heavily-fortified border with the South, the defense ministry official said without elaborating further.

Yonhap news agency said they were launched only about 20 kilometres north of the demilitarised zone (DMZ) that divides the peninsula since the 1950-53 Korean War ended in a fragile armistice.



- Kim wants to look 'bold' -



"The North appears to be stepping up its threats by showing that it can fire missiles at any time and any place it wants," said Kim Jung-Bong, a political science professor at Hanzhong University.

The location may fall within the range of South Korean artillery guns, Kim said, adding the move was aimed at portraying the leader Kim Jong-Un as a "bold leader with guts".

The North has often fired short-range missiles or rockets into the sea to express anger at perceived provocations.

Previous tests had preceded Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to Seoul, and were seen by some analysts as a show of pique at his decision to visit Seoul before Pyongyang.

Japan lodged a protest to Sunday's launch to the North via the Japanese Embassy in Beijing, Kyodo News and Jiji Press said.

But Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told reporters that the missile launch would "not affect" Tokyo's ongoing talks to solve the issue of Japanese abductees in the North, according to Jiji.

Dozens – or even hundreds – of Japanese citizens are known to have been snatched by North Korean spies to train their agents in language and customs during the 1970s and 1980s.

Tokyo earlier this month vowed to lift some of its sanctions on the North as Pyongyang promised to re-investigate the disappearances of Japanese citizens.

In between the recent launches, Pyongyang has also made several peace overtures to Seoul, including a proposal for both sides to halt all provocative military activity.

The South dismissed the offer as "nonsensical" in the light of Pyongyang's nuclear programme and reiterated that the annual joint drills are non-negotiable.

But it accepted another offer by Pyongyang to send a delegation of cheerleaders to support North Korean athletes during the September 19-October 4 Asian Games in the South.

Seoul last week proposed to hold talks to coordinate the trip at a border truce village of Panmunjom on Thursday.

Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/n-korea-fires-two-more-missiles-into-sea-47328.php

-- Phuket News 2014-07-13

[hard124get]

So US and its puppet South Korea,do war games along the borders of North Korea. The North asks for peace talks, the South declines, but its the north who are the crazy warmongers?

[bangarang]

The north is just suffering from Penis envy and is just crying to get attention.

[klauskunkel]

- Kim wants to look 'bold' -

so far he's looking only pudgy

Kim Jong-Un as a "bold leader with guts"

have guts already, now looking for boldness

Kim Jong-Un: "Hey USA, you come any closer and I shoot all my missiles into the sea!"

[mrtoad]

I blame the posters who were making fun of Kim Il Jung about the reasons for his limp the other day.

[Suradit69]

I blame the posters who were making fun of Kim Il Jung about the reasons for his limp the other day.

Kim Il Jung??

[Muhendis]

SEOUL: North Korea fired two short-range missiles into the sea Sunday,

Wouldn't it have been embarrassing if they had missed

[BadBouy]

Still batting 1000 firing at the sea. What a great source of national pride. Kimmy's foot must be feeling better! GO KIMMY!!!

[rickirs]

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So US and its puppet South Korea,do war games along the borders of North Korea. The North asks for peace talks, the South declines, but its the north who are the crazy warmongers?

Remember that North Korea still has a declaration of war against South Korea in effect?

[capcc76]

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So US and its puppet South Korea,do war games along the borders of North Korea. The North asks for peace talks, the South declines, but its the north who are the crazy warmongers?

Remember that North Korea still has a declaration of war against South Korea in effect?

Haha, save your breathe. Some register if for no other reason than to demonstrate the size of the chip on their shoulder they carry around regarding the USA. Lol, must be tiring for some as they chip is pretty big.

While the firings break a UN resolution, lets the dumb fat boy get drunk and keep firing. Each missle has to represent about 2% of NK's yearly GDP. Heck, they cannot afford to keep the lights on 24/7. They will run out eventually. Just feel sorry for the poor fish.

[mrtoad]

I blame the posters who were making fun of Kim Il Jung about the reasons for his limp the other day.

Kim Il Jung??

Well qhat ever hes called. The little fat t w a t with a limp.

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[capcc76]

I blame the posters who were making fun of Kim Il Jung about the reasons for his limp the other day.

Kim Il Jung??

Well qhat ever hes called. The little fat t w a t with a limp.

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Wada Wada.

[attento]

SEOUL: North Korea fired two short-range missiles into the sea Sunday,

Wouldn't it have been embarrassing if they had missed

yes, they hit the sea, but one wonders where they were aimed at ?

[attento]

So US and its puppet South Korea,do war games along the borders of North Korea. The North asks for peace talks, the South declines, but its the north who are the crazy warmongers?

Interesting viewpoint . .

[Basil B]