28 September 2021
by Gabriel Dominguez
North Korea launched what appeared to be a short-range missile into the East Sea (also known as Sea of Japan) on 28 September, just over two weeks after the country had tested a new railway-based launch system for short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) and a new long-range cruise missile.
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said in a statement that the weapon was fired from North Korea's Mupyong-ri, in Jagang (also spelled Chagang) Province in an eastwardly direction at around 0640 h (local time), adding South Korean and US intelligence authorities are analysing the launch.
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North Korea launched what appeared to be a short-range missile into the East Sea (also known as Sea ...