North Korean missile launch a 'new type of threat,' South Korea says

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North Korean missile launch a 'new type of threat,' South Korea says
By Zachary Cohen, Nicole Gaouette, Sophie Jeong and Barbara Starr, CNN

Updated 5:29 AM ET, Thu July 25,

...Pyongyang fired two missiles early Thursday toward the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan. The first flew approximately 430 kilometers (265 miles), while the second flew 690 kilometers (428 miles), South Korean officials said.

The skies over the East Sea were the scene of a tense standoff this week between Japanese, South Korean, Russian and Chinese warplanes, emphasizing the uncertain nature of a region in which overlapping territorial claims and bullish militaries raise the risk of conflict, even without North Korea entering the mix.

South Korea's Ministry of Defense said Seoul viewed Thursday's launch "as a military threat and an action undermining efforts to alleviate tensions on the Korean Peninsula." snip

...Narang said that based on initial descriptions early Thursday, at least one of the projectiles was likely a solid-fuel ballistic missile that's been jokingly dubbed the Kimskander, a portmanteau of Kim and the Iskander missile which experts say the North Korean weapon was likely based on.

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