ROLLING ROCKET: North Korea's state-run television aired footage of the country's test of a new 'railway-borne missile system.'
The missiles were launched from central North Korea and soared nearly 500 miles before landing in the waters between the Korean Peninsula and"North Korea fired two unidentified ballistic missiles off its East Coast," the Joint Chiefs of Staff of South Korea told ABC News in a statement Wednesday."South Korea and the U.S. intelligence are analyzing for details."
“We will work closely with the U.S., South Korea and other concerned nations to resolutely protect the lives of our citizens and their peaceful lives," Suga told reporters Wednesday. Nevertheless, Koh Yu-hwan, president of the Korea Institute for National Unification, a government-funded think tank in Seoul, said the recent missile tests posed"no real threat to the U.S. mainland."
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