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NHK
22-05-2025
- Politics
- NHK
South Korea military: North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles
South Korea's military says North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles toward the sea from the east coast of the Korean Peninsula on Thursday morning. The Joint Chiefs of Staff say North Korea fired the cruise missiles at around 9:00 a.m. from the Sondok area of South Hamgyong Province. The JCS did not provide further details, such as the distance they traveled or where they fell. North Korea has carried out a number of cruise missile launches in recent months. In January, North Korea said it test-fired a cruise missile, and it conducted a military exercise in February to launch another. In April, North Korea said it test-fired cruise missiles mounted on a recently launched destroyer. Defense experts say cruise missiles are difficult to intercept because they travel along oval trajectories at low altitudes for hours. Thursday's launches followed the North Korean state-media's announcement earlier in the day that there was a "serious" accident during the launch of a new destroyer on Wednesday. South Korean media quoted South Korean government officials as saying that the cruise missile launches could be intended as a demonstration of its ability to operate its missile forces reliably and also to deflect attention from Wednesday's failure.
Sky News
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Sky News
'Careless' warship accident 'brought dignity of North Korea to a collapse', Kim says
A serious accident during the launch of a new North Korean warship has been branded a "criminal act" by the country's leader. Kim Jong Un, who witnessed the failed launch of the destroyer, said the accident was caused by "carelessness". The incident at the northern port of Chongjin was caused by a loss of balance while the vessel was being launched, state media reported. KCNA said sections of the bottom of the warship were crushed, but gave no further details of damage sustained. It did not mention whether there were any injuries. "Kim Jong Un made stern assessment saying that it was a serious accident and criminal act caused by absolute carelessness, irresponsibility and unscientific empiricism which is out of the bounds of possibility and could not be tolerated," KCNA said. The North Korean leader said the accident "brought the dignity and self-respect of our state to a collapse". He said the immediate restoration of the warship was "not merely a practical issue but a political issue directly related to the authority of the state". The damaged warship was lying sideways in the water after the failed launch, South Korea 's military said. Later on Thursday, it said North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles around the time its state media reported the failed launch. In a report on preparations for the launch, US-based website 38 North said it appeared the ship would be side-launched from the quay, a method not previously observed in North Korea. It comes after the North Korean leader attended the launch of a similar-sized destroyer alongside his daughter Kim Ju Ae last month. The vessels are the country's largest warships yet.
Sky News
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Sky News
North Korea's Kim Jong Un calls warship launch accident a 'criminal act'
A serious accident during the launch of a new North Korean warship has been branded a "criminal act" by the country's leader. Kim Jong Un, who witnessed the failed launch of the destroyer, said the accident was caused by "carelessness". The incident at the northern port of Chongjin was caused by a loss of balance while the vessel was being launched, state media reported. KCNA said sections of the bottom of the warship were crushed, but gave no further details of damage sustained. It did not mention whether there were any injuries. "Kim Jong Un made stern assessment saying that it was a serious accident and criminal act caused by absolute carelessness, irresponsibility and unscientific empiricism which is out of the bounds of possibility and could not be tolerated," KCNA said. The North Korean leader said the accident "brought the dignity and self-respect of our state to a collapse". He said the immediate restoration of the warship was "not merely a practical issue but a political issue directly related to the authority of the state". The damaged warship was lying sideways in the water after the failed launch, South Korea 's military said. Later on Thursday, it said North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles around the time its state media reported the failed launch. In a report on preparations for the launch, US-based website 38 North said it appeared the ship would be side-launched from the quay, a method not previously observed in North Korea. It comes after the North Korean leader attended the launch of a similar-sized destroyer alongside his daughter Kim Ju Ae last month. The vessels are the country's largest warships yet.
Al Arabiya
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
North Korea fires multiple cruise missiles: South Korea
North Korea fired multiple unidentified cruise missiles on Thursday morning, South Korea's defense ministry said. The intelligence authorities of Seoul and Washington were analyzing the details, the ministry added. Developing
Reuters
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Reuters
North Korea fires multiple cruise missiles, South Korea says
SEOUL, May 22 (Reuters) - North Korea fired multiple unidentified cruise missiles on Thursday morning, South Korea's defence ministry said. The intelligence authorities of Seoul and Washington were analysing the details, the ministry added.
