North Korea has again challenged Washington with the launch of two missiles

North Korea launched this Thursday two short-range missiles They fell into the Sea of ​​Japan and once again expressed their dissatisfaction with the imminent military maneuvers of the United States and South Korea.

The action intensifies the pressure on Washington to return to the negotiating table, just two days after the regime sent another warning signal by unveiling a new underwater model capable of launching ballistic missiles.

Today's launches were carried out at 0534 and 0557 local time from the Hodo Peninsula, near the town of Wonsan (east coast), to the Sea of ​​Japan ( called East Sea in both Koreas).

One of the missiles launched flew 430 kilometerswhile the another flew 690 kilometers and according to the National Security Office (NSC), they are "of one new type. "

The two projectiles, launched from mobile platforms (TEL), reached a height of approximately 50 kilometers high.

Although launching short-range missiles is not contrary to Pyongyang's moratorium since the end of 2017 when launching higher-caliber projectiles, US President Donald Trump himself gained weight in the trials. May, UN resolutions ban North Korea from testing any ballistic missile.

Spokesman for South Korea's Defense Minister Choi Hyun-soo called on North Korea to end "actions that do not help dispel military tensions" over the Japanese defense minister. Takeshi Iwaya called the launch "extremely regrettable".

The North Korean action comes after the protest of the regime in recent days for the celebration of common military maneuvers "19-2 Dong Maeng", between the United States and South Korea, in August.

Although Seoul and Washington have significantly reduced the scale of their war games since the beginning of the approach in 2018, the Kim Jong-un regime believes that these exercises violate commitments made with both parties and represent a repetition to invade his territory.

The United States demands the "total, definitive and verified denuclearization" of North Korea as a precondition for the lifting of trade sanctions against Pyongyang.

Trump and Kim met three times, the last of a historic meeting in the demilitarized zone that divides the Korean Peninsula. On this occasion, the two leaders greeted each other along the line of demarcation, and Kim invited Trump to officially enter the North Korean territory.

Moments later, the two leaders pbaded the south side of the dividing line and decided to declare their intention to maintain channels of dialogue.

Earlier this week, Trump had admitted that there was no new meeting with Kim at the moment, but said that there had been "a very positive match with North Korea recently." ".