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North Korea fires eight short-range ballistic missiles off the east coast

The Japanese Prime Minister’s office confirmed that North Korea launched several ballistic missiles this morning. (Photo: KCNA)

The missiles were launched from the Sunan area, near the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, into the waters east of the Korean peninsula between 9:08 a.m. and 9:43 a.m. on June 5 (local time), according to the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Chief of the Korean Army.

South Korea’s National Security Director Kim Sung-han will hold a meeting of the National Security Council Standing Committee to discuss the launch, South Korea’s presidential office said.

The Office of the Prime Minister of Japan also confirmed the case rocket launch of North Korea on Twitter, saying that North Korea has ballistic missile launch on June 5, and said it will notify the public as soon as more information becomes available.

This is North Korea’s 17th missile launch this year. The last launch on May 25 took place right when US President Joe Biden finished his Asia tour and was returning to the US.

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North Korea’s short-range ballistic missile launch was broadcast on South Korean television on May 7. (Photo: Yonhap)

In response to the June 5 launch, the South Korean military has increased surveillance and is “closely cooperating and maintaining a state of complete readiness with the United States”, the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said.

The South Korean military confirmed to CNN that the launch came a day after the South Korean and US navies concluded a three-day exercise in waters off Japan’s Okinawa.

In a press release, the US Navy said it has deployed the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan with the Carrier Strike Group 5. Participating in the exercise is also the ROKS Sejong The Great of the ROKS Sejong The Great. The South Korean Navy and the amphibious assault ship Marado, the US Navy said.

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