North Korea fires two cruise missiles from west coast city of Onchon – Times of India

Seoul: North Korea fired two cruise missiles from Western coast Wednesday morning Onchon City, a south Korean military source said.
The source said South Korean and United States military officials are analyzing the flight details of the missiles, including the range.
The launch comes a day after four days of preliminary joint exercises to prepare for Ulchi, a long-suspended live field training by Seoul and Washington. Freedom ShieldWhich takes place from 22 August to 1 September.
The two allies have withdrawn joint military exercises in recent years due to COVID-19 and easing tensions with the North, which has accused the exercise of rehearsing for aggression.
During this, pentagon The US, South Korea and Japan last week took part in a ballistic missile defense exercise off the coast of Hawaii – the first such exercise since 2017, as relations between Seoul and Tokyo were at their lowest in years, it said on Tuesday.
While Pyongyang has not conducted a missile test for two months, it battled against a COVID-19 outbreak for months before declaring victory over the virus last week. However, North Korea has been seen preparing for a possible nuclear test, the first since 2017.
In a separate news release carried by the North on Thursday, the sister of its leader Kim Jong Un found South Korea’s propaganda leaflets near the border for the coronavirus outbreak and vowed “deadly vengeance” against the South.
Despite such warnings, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yol reiterated on Wednesday that he is ready to provide phased economic aid to North Korea if it ends the development of nuclear weapons and begins denuclearization, because He raised the questions during a press conference to mark his first 100 days. in office.