It is the second known North Korean launch from a train, after the one carried out last September.
North Korea confirmed on Saturday the launch of two guided missiles from a train the day before, in which it is the second test from a railway platform for the regime and its third projectile firing this year.
The latest North Korean missile test, its third in nine days, was aimed at “verifying and judging the proficiency” of the unit’s readiness and devices, according to the report published by the state news agency KCNA.
It is the second known North Korean launch from a train, after last September, and it came just hours after Pyongyang threatened to respond “stronger” to the sanctions approved this week by the United States against North Korean citizens linked to its weapons program.
“The regiment received a short notice firepower mission from the General Staff on Friday morning before quickly moving to the firing range, and accurately hit the target set in the East Sea (as Korea calls the Sea of Japan). ) with two tactical guided missiles,” KCNA detailed.
The unit “demonstrated high maneuverability” in its preparation when going into action “and the rate of hits in the drill was highly appreciated,” added the aforementioned media.
The North Korean regime is discussing how to set up “an operational nationwide rail-borne missile system” and looking for ways to perfect such a system, it said.
The South Korean army detected the launches of the day before, which it estimates to have occurred from the vicinity of Uiju, North Pyonyan province (northwest), near the border with China.
The projectiles flew about 430 kilometers at an altitude of 36 km, according to their analyses.
The launch from the train, which was supervised by senior North Korean militia officials without the presence of leader Kim Jong-un being reported, highlights Pyongyang’s determination to diversify its launch platforms with the apparent intention of making it more difficult for detection of their missiles.
This was North Korea’s third missile test so far this year, after it fired what it says are hypersonic missiles on the 5th and 11th.
Seoul and Tokyo, whose radar systems initially had problems establishing the flight patterns of these projectiles, have insisted in their analyzes that they are ballistic missiles that show great maneuverability.
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