{"id":392737,"date":"2017-05-29T08:00:11","date_gmt":"2017-05-29T08:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/05\/29\/north-korea-fires-third-test-missile-in-three-weeks\/"},"modified":"2017-05-29T08:00:11","modified_gmt":"2017-05-29T08:00:11","slug":"north-korea-fires-third-test-missile-in-three-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/05\/29\/north-korea-fires-third-test-missile-in-three-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korea fires third test missile in three weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">North Korea has fired a short-range ballistic missile, the third apparently successful test in as many weeks.<\/p>\n<p>The Scud flew about 450km (280 miles) before landing in Japanese waters, prompting Japan to lodge a protest.<\/p>\n<p>Observers say the tests indicate the North is making progress towards missiles capable of carrying warheads.<\/p>\n<p>The North has repeatedly defied a UN resolution banning all nuclear and missile activity, and has ramped up its tests in recent months.<\/p>\n<p>The US Pacific Command said the missile was launched from Wonsan in North Korea and flew for about six minutes before landing.<\/p>\n<p>Japan\u2019s chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga told reporters that the missile landed in an area between Japan\u2019s Sado and Oki islands, in their exclusive economic zone.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesman for South Korea\u2019s military said the missile reached an altitude of 120km, and \u201can analysis is under way on the specific number\u201d of missiles fired, indicating that more than one could have been launched.<\/p>\n<p>The launch comes a day after North Korea\u2019s state media reported the test of a new anti-aircraft weapon system, and released pictures of leader Kim Jong-un watching the test.<\/p>\n<p>North Korea has a large stockpile of short-range Scud missiles developed by the Soviet Union. Modified versions of the Scud missiles can have a range of 1,000km.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/_96254105_5094d838-4925-41e5-919e-213f618e1f9e.jpg\" alt=\"Visitors walk past replicas of North Korean Scud-B missile (C back) and South Korean Hawk surface-to-air missiles (L front) at the Korean War Memorial in Seoul on September 5, 2016.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The previous two launches were of medium to long range missiles, both of which the North claimed as \u201csuccessful\u201d tests.<\/p>\n<p>The first of those launches was hailed by Pyongyang as a new type of rocket capable of carrying a nuclear warhead \u2013 it was a demonstration of the North\u2019s longest-range nuclear-capable weapon yet.<\/p>\n<p>Pyongyang has been testing its missiles at an unprecedented pace and experts believe it is steadily edging towards the test of an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of hitting the mainland United States.<\/p>\n<p>North Korea says its weapons programme is necessary to counter US aggression.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/_95456385_icbm_missiles_ranges_624.png\" alt=\"NK missile ranges\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u2013<\/p>\n<p>Source: BBC<\/p>\n<p><!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quicksense.net\/ --><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ctx-article-root\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Korea has fired a short-range ballistic missile, the third apparently successful test in as many weeks. The Scud flew about 450km (280 miles) before landing in Japanese waters, prompting Japan to lodge a protest. Observers say the tests indicate the North is making progress towards missiles capable of carrying warheads. 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