{"id":24731,"date":"2022-05-25T05:56:23","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T05:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gyalchisarshog.com\/?p=24731"},"modified":"2022-05-25T05:56:49","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T05:56:49","slug":"north-korea-fires-missiles-hours-after-biden-leaves-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gyalchisarshog.com\/?p=24731","title":{"rendered":"North Korea fires missiles hours after Biden leaves Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>North Korea has fired three ballistic missiles early Wednesday morning, South Korea&#8217;s military has said.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Authorities in Seoul said the missiles were fired in the space of less than an hour from the Sunan area in Pyongyang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It comes just a day after US President Joe Biden left the region, following a trip that saw him vowing to bolster measures to deter North Korea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">North Korea has been test-firing a flurry of ballistic missiles since the beginning of this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Japan confirmed at least two launches happened on Wednesday but acknowledged there may have been more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Japan&#8217;s Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi said first missile flew about 300km (186 miles) with a maximum altitude of around 550 km, while the second, reaching as high as 50 km, travelled around 750 km.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mr Kishi criticised the launches, saying they were &#8220;not acceptable&#8221; adding that it would &#8220;threaten the peace, stability and safety of Japan and the international community&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a meeting convened after the missile launch, South Korea&#8217;s National Security Council called the test a &#8220;grave provocation&#8221;, the presidential office said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The launches came hours after US President Joe Biden departed for the US on Tuesday evening, after a five-day trip that saw him visiting South Korea and Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. and South Korean officials had earlier warned that North Korea appeared ready for another weapons test, possibly during Biden&#8217;s visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During his visit to Seoul over the weekend, Mr Biden and his South Korean counterpart Yoon Suk-yeol agreed to hold bigger military drills and deploy more U.S. strategic assets if necessary to deter North Korea&#8217;s intensifying weapons tests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mr Biden had said the United States was &#8220;prepared for anything North Korea does.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Korea has fired three ballistic missiles early Wednesday morning, South Korea&#8217;s military has said. Authorities in Seoul said the missiles were fired in the space of less than an hour from the Sunan area in Pyongyang. It comes just a day after US President Joe Biden left the region, following a trip that saw him vowing to bolster measures to deter North Korea. North Korea has been test-firing a flurry of ballistic missiles since the beginning of this year. Japan confirmed at least two launches happened on Wednesday but acknowledged there may have been more. 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