On March 2, North Korea fired off two short-range missiles towards the East coast, after a three-month break. KCNA

The World Daily | News Desk           MARCH  9th   2020

"Missiles launched from North Korea" Ships received a warning message

North Korea launched several short-range missiles from the East coast towards the sea on Monday. A missile warning from the Japanese coast guards was received by ships in the area.

According to the South Korean Committee of Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces, unspecified short-range missiles were launched from a coastal military base in North Korea's Sondok, South Hamgyong Province.

The rockets were supposed to reach a height of 50 kilometres and fall into the sea about 200 kilometres from the point of launch - Seoul said.

The vessels operating in the NAVAREA XI maritime area were warned about the missile threat by Japanese services

"Missiles launched from North Korea. We estimate that they will fall outside Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone. Ships are requested to pay attention to further information and stay away if they recognize a falling object. Ships are also requested to provide information to the Japanese coastal guards" – this is the message received by a crew member of one of the vessel units. It is dated 02.06,  March 9, Japanese time.

Emergency announcement in the NAVAREA area XI

This is not the first Pyongyang missile test to occur in recent days. On March 2, North Korea fired off two short-range missiles towards the East coast, after a three-month break. Missile firing, described by the regime as "routine military exercises," was personally observed by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Last Thursday, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Estonia and Belgium identified these tests as "provocative" and as "a violation of a UN resolution" in the UN Security Council.

The North Korean KCNA official press agency has stressed that the North "has the right to conduct military exercises."

Missile tests were personally observed by North Korean leader Kim Dzong Un

Talks about North Korea's nuclear potential between Pyongyang and Washington remain in deadlock after the second summit meeting of US President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un fiasco.

Kim announced that North Korea will expanded its nuclear weapons potential this year in response to "gangster" sanctions and increasing pressure from the US.

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