North Korea relaunched missiles for the second time in a week

North Korea launched this Wednesday two ballistic missiles An arms test similar to the one he carried out last week, which takes place a few days before the start of the Seoul and Washington military maneuvers, to which the Kim Jong-un regime opposes.

The missiles were fired from an area near Wonsan and fell into the Sea of ​​Japan (called the East Sea in both Koreas) after traveling 250 kilometers.

According to the South Korean army, they could be of the same type as those launched six days ago by Pyongyang. Last week, the North Korean media claimed that the projectiles tested were a "new tactical weapon of remote control", although the South Korean army identified them as "KN-23", a North Korean version of the short-range Iskander short-earthed model, made in Russia.

The condemnation of South Korea

"The successive releases of North Korea do not contribute to efforts to reduce tensions in the Korean peninsula, and we call at the end of these acts, "said the South Korean chief of staff in a statement.

In another statement, the South Korean presidential office said it was "deeply concerned" by the possibility that the test "will have a negative impact on efforts to bring peace to the Korean peninsula".

Last week's rehearsals were a "solemn warning" of Pyongyang before the military exercises planned by the United States and South Korea, called "19-2 Dong Maeng", which will take place in the next 5 to 20 days and will have a smaller deployment than on other occasions .

The Trump administration downgraded the importance of testing last week by calling it "small" missiles and an attempt by the regime to reaffirm its position before the likely restart of negotiations for the two countries, for which there is still no precise date.