North Korea resumes ballistic missile launches after year-long hiatus

摘要

North Korea launched what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) into the East Sea (also known as Sea of Japan) on 25 March, marking the Northeast Asian country's first ballistic missile launches in about a year. The SRBMs, the exact type of which was not immediately revealed, were launched from the country's eastern Hamju County in South Hamgyong Province at 07.06 h and 07.25 h (local time), flew about 450 km, and reached an altitude of 60 km, according to information provided by South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff. South Korea's presidential office convened an emergency National Security Council meeting and expressed "deep concern" that the missile launches came amid a US policy review on North Korea.