South Korea's Defense Ministry said North Korea fired two projectiles in the morning and two afternoon from the area northwest of Pyongyang. Projectile type is unknown.
It remains unclear whether the weapons were landed in North Korea or reaching into the sea off the east coast of the country. Increased frequency of North Korean weapons test lately - and often violated the UN ban - take increasing tensions on the Korean peninsula.
Officials at the South Korean foreign ministry said in a telephone interview with VOA Korean broadcast Wednesday that a variety of ballistic missile tests will be discussed UN Security Council next week.
Meanwhile, a Korean American institutions has released satellite photos that indicate North Korea may almost completed the development and testing that led to the launch of long-range missiles and satellites.
Site 38 North, belongs to the American Institute of Korea Tuesday released satellite photos showing that activity in Sohae Satellite Launch Station, North Korea means that North Korea is preparing to launch long-range ballistic missiles and satellites. The agency said the launch pad frame height has been increased to 50 meters and estimated construction railway track and roads to accommodate additional rockets greater will be completed next year.
The site said the first phase of a series of tests rocket motor, KN08, intercontinental ballistic missile launched from a giant trucks, could be completed this year, although the extent to which the success of the trial was still a mystery. The site was also predicted full-scale test launch will be the next step.
KN-08 on display at a military parade in Pyongyang in April 2012, although analysts were divided over whether it is artificial or real missile. In December 2012, North Korea launched a satellite into orbit from the launch vehicle upper storey.
Ralph Cossa, head of the research institute Pacific Forum headquartered in Hawaii said that if the report is true, then it is an alarming development.
If North Korea build a missile launched from the giant trucks, it will increase the attack capabilities, improving the viability of nuclear power, I think it is a thing that should be taken very seriously.
However Cossa sure North Korea is still far from having a long-range missile intercontinental nuclear-headed operation.
In defense of America's headquarters, the Pentagon, Tuesday (29/7), head of the Pacific Command in the American Navy, Laksamanan Samuel Locklear said there was extensive debate among the intelligence community about how big the capabilities of the North Korean long-range missile made into a weapon.
Locklear said sure North Korea will continue to make progress in both the nuclear and missile capabilities and will continue to do so. The admiral also expressed concern that the global society becomes numb to the large number of trials conducted North Korea.
Locklear also expressed concern about the strained relations between the allies, South Korea and Japan that originated from past military occupation of Japan and Korea in the first half of the 20th century.
Brad Glosserman of the Pacific Forum saw little possibility of improving bilateral relations.
It remains unclear whether the weapons were landed in North Korea or reaching into the sea off the east coast of the country. Increased frequency of North Korean weapons test lately - and often violated the UN ban - take increasing tensions on the Korean peninsula.
Officials at the South Korean foreign ministry said in a telephone interview with VOA Korean broadcast Wednesday that a variety of ballistic missile tests will be discussed UN Security Council next week.
Meanwhile, a Korean American institutions has released satellite photos that indicate North Korea may almost completed the development and testing that led to the launch of long-range missiles and satellites.
Site 38 North, belongs to the American Institute of Korea Tuesday released satellite photos showing that activity in Sohae Satellite Launch Station, North Korea means that North Korea is preparing to launch long-range ballistic missiles and satellites. The agency said the launch pad frame height has been increased to 50 meters and estimated construction railway track and roads to accommodate additional rockets greater will be completed next year.
The site said the first phase of a series of tests rocket motor, KN08, intercontinental ballistic missile launched from a giant trucks, could be completed this year, although the extent to which the success of the trial was still a mystery. The site was also predicted full-scale test launch will be the next step.
KN-08 on display at a military parade in Pyongyang in April 2012, although analysts were divided over whether it is artificial or real missile. In December 2012, North Korea launched a satellite into orbit from the launch vehicle upper storey.
Ralph Cossa, head of the research institute Pacific Forum headquartered in Hawaii said that if the report is true, then it is an alarming development.
If North Korea build a missile launched from the giant trucks, it will increase the attack capabilities, improving the viability of nuclear power, I think it is a thing that should be taken very seriously.
However Cossa sure North Korea is still far from having a long-range missile intercontinental nuclear-headed operation.
In defense of America's headquarters, the Pentagon, Tuesday (29/7), head of the Pacific Command in the American Navy, Laksamanan Samuel Locklear said there was extensive debate among the intelligence community about how big the capabilities of the North Korean long-range missile made into a weapon.
Locklear said sure North Korea will continue to make progress in both the nuclear and missile capabilities and will continue to do so. The admiral also expressed concern that the global society becomes numb to the large number of trials conducted North Korea.
Locklear also expressed concern about the strained relations between the allies, South Korea and Japan that originated from past military occupation of Japan and Korea in the first half of the 20th century.
Brad Glosserman of the Pacific Forum saw little possibility of improving bilateral relations.
