North Korea fired two missiles through train, flouting new sanctions

North Korea dealt a major blow to the US on Friday by firing two railway-borne missiles, flouting new sanctions. Local media gave this information on Saturday. South Korea’s military said two short-range ballistic missiles were launched by North Korea on Friday afternoon. Both the missiles were fired through the train. Hours later, North Korea accused the United States of provoking it to break new sanctions. At the same time, according to the news agency KCNA, North Korea tested missiles from a train for the first time in September 2021.

430 km range
Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said Friday’s launch covered a distance of 430 kilometers (270 miles) at an altitude of 36 kilometers. This was North Korea’s third weapons test this month after two successful tests of hypersonic missiles on January 5 and 11.

Japan told ballistic missile
Japan’s Prime Minister’s Office and the Defense Ministry also said they found North Korea’s test to be a ballistic missile. Japan’s Coast Guard issued a safety advisory saying an object may have fallen. The Coast Guard has urged ships operating between the Korean Peninsula and Japan, as well as between the East China Sea and the North Pacific, to monitor further information.

North Korea warns of action after new US sanctions
North Korea has hit out at US President Joe Biden’s administration for imposing new sanctions on the country over its tests and warned of strong and clear action if the US persists with its confrontational stance.