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North Korea-weekly review-1

Yonhap News AgencyMay 23, 2013 01:00
*** TOPIC OF THE WEEK (Part 1) North Korea Fires Short-range Projectiles into East Sea for Three Days SEOUL (Yonhap) -- North Korea launched a total of six short-range projectiles for three days straight beginning May 18, ratcheting up a new wave of tension on the Korean Peninsula while ignoring South Korea's demands to stop such provocative actions. North Korea last week declared a portion of the sea off the Korean Peninsula's east coast off limits to ships from May 18-21, during which it test-fired the short-range "projectiles" believed to be missiles or rockets.

US-NK missile launches

Yonhap News AgencyMay 21, 2013 05:15
By Lee Chi-dong WASHINGTON/SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- The Pentagon sought Monday to play down a stream of North Korean short-range missile launches, saying tensions on the peninsula are low compared with "a few months ago." The U.S. military also announced a plan to test-fire a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile this week, a move that it delayed last month amid worries over Pyongyang's provocations.

US-NK missile launches

Yonhap News AgencyMay 20, 2013 17:00
By Lee Chi-dong WASHINGTON, May 20 (Yonhap) -- The Pentagon sought Monday to play down a stream of North Korean short-range missile launches, saying tensions on the peninsula are low compared with "a few months ago." The U.S. military also announced a plan to test-fire a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile this week, a move that it delayed last month amid worries over Pyongyang's provocations.

US-NK missile launches

Yonhap News AgencyMay 20, 2013 16:30
By Lee Chi-dong WASHINGTON, May 20 (Yonhap) -- The Pentagon sought Monday to play down a stream of North Korean short-range missile launches, saying tensions on the peninsula are low compared with "a few months ago." The U.S. military also announced a plan to test-fire a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile this week, a move that it delayed last month amid worries over Pyongyang's provocations.

N. Korea fires short-range missiles for 3rd consecutive day

Kyodo News InternationalMay 20, 2013 07:00
North Korea fired two short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan on Monday, the third straight day of launches, South Korea's Defense Ministry said. The second launch, made between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m., followed a launch shortly before noon, the ministry said. Yonhap News Agency quoted a Defense Ministry official as saying the missile launched shortly before noon appeared to be a KN-02 short-range missile.

NK-projectile launch

Yonhap News AgencyMay 20, 2013 05:15
SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired another short-range projectile into the East Sea on Monday, marking the third straight day of launches, South Korea's defense ministry said. "North Korea again launched a short-range projectile that appears to be a KN-02 (surface-to-surface) missile," said a ministry official. "We are closely watching the movements of the North's military in case of further launches." Monday's launch occurred between 11 a.m. and noon.

NK-missile launch

Yonhap News AgencyMay 20, 2013 04:32
SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired another short-range missile into the East Sea on Monday, marking the third straight day of launches, South Korea's defense ministry said. "North Korea again launched what appears to be a KN-02 short-range missile," said a ministry official. "We are closely watching the movements of the North's military in case of further launches." Monday's launch occurred between 11 a.m. and noon. North Korea has launched a total of five short-range missiles in the past three days, including three on Saturday and one on Sunday.

N Korea-missile launch

Yonhap News AgencyMay 20, 2013 03:33
SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Sunday fired a short-range missile into the East Sea, a Seoul military official said, a day after firing three short-range guided missiles off the Korean Peninsula's east coast. North Korea fired the missile Sunday afternoon, the official said on the condition of anonymity, adding that the missile was fired in a northeasterly direction, away from South Korea.

NK-short range missile

Yonhap News AgencyMay 20, 2013 03:32
SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Saturday launched three short-range guided missiles into the sea off the Korean Peninsula's east coast, drawing criticism from South Korea. "North Korea fired three guided missiles, two in the morning and one in the afternoon, from its east coast toward a northeasterly direction," defense ministry spokesman Kim Min-seok said at a hurriedly called news briefing. "They appeared to have been short-range missiles rather than mid- to long-range ones like Musudan."

N Korea-missile launch

Yonhap News AgencyMay 20, 2013 03:31
SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Sunday fired a short-range missile into the East Sea, a Seoul military official said, a day after firing three short-range guided missiles into the same body of water. North Korea fired the missile Sunday afternoon, the official said on the condition of anonymity. The North's latest missile launch came as South Korean and U.S. forces remain on high alert amid high tensions following the North's nuclear test in late February. <All rights reserved by Yonhap News Agency>
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