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| North Korea fires at least two unidentified projectiles | |
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| North Korea has fired at least two unidentified projectiles early on Thursday from an area near Wonsan, on North Korea’s eastern coast, according to South Korea’s joint chiefs of staff. | |
| The projectiles flew about 430km (267 miles), the joint chiefs of staff said, but did not elaborate further. | |
| This would be the first launching of projectiles reported since Donald Trump and North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un met at the demilitarised zone (DMZ) between the two Koreas at the end of June. | |
| North Korea’s last weapons testing was in May, which included both short-range missiles as well as smaller rockets. At the time, Kim oversaw the first flight of a previously untested weapon – a relatively small, fast missile experts believe will be easier to hide, launch and manoeuvre in flight. | |
| On Tuesday, state news agency KCNA reported Kim inspected a large, newly built submarine, accompanied by missile programme leaders. It potentially signaled continued development of a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) programme. | |
| Denuclearisation talks between North Korea and the US have stalled after a second summit between the US president and Kim in Vietnam in February broke down. | |
| More details soon … | |
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