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Seoul [South Korea], May 26 (ANI): North Korea on Tuesday allegedly fired at least one unidentified projectile toward the Yellow Sea, according to South Korean news agency Yonhap, citing the country’s military.
The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it was analyzing details of the launch, with further information yet to be confirmed.
Earlier, in April, North Korea confirmed that it had successfully test-fired upgraded tactical ballistic missiles equipped with cluster warheads, an exercise personally overseen by leader Kim Jong Un.
According to a Kyodo News report citing the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), a total of five Hwasongpho-11 Ra surface-to-surface tactical ballistic missiles struck a target area about 136 kilometers away during Sunday drills.
The demonstration of military hardware was detected by neighboring monitors, though initial assessments of the launch platform varied. While Pyongyang identified the projectiles as land-based, authorities in Japan and South Korea noted that several short-range missiles originated from the Sinpo region.
The South Korean military further suggested at that time that the weapons “may have been submarine-launched” given the coastal location of the site.
North Korea is not a signatory to the Convention on Cluster Munitions, which prohibits the use, production, transfer, and stockpiling of weapons that disperse submunitions over a wide area.
While more than 120 countries have signed the treaty, several major powers, including North Korea, Iran, Israel, and the United States, remain outside the agreement.
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