WASHINGTON, May 9 (NNN-Yonhap) — The Pentagon said Thursday that North Korea’s launches earlier the same day were of ballistic missiles that flew more than 300 kilometers.
North Korea is banned by multiple United Nations Security Council resolutions from using ballistic missile technology.
The Pentagon’s assessment came after the South Korean military characterized the projectiles as two short-range missiles that flew 420 km and 270 km, respectively.
It also followed Pyongyang’s announcement that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had overseen a drill of “various long-range strike means.”
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