North Korea fires multiple missiles towards the East Sea

According to a Yonhap report, North Korea fired multiple missiles towards the East Sea on Wednesday. This information has been provided by South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). This new development has come to light just a few days after firing about a dozen short-range ballistic missiles.

According to the JCS, these missiles were fired early Wednesday morning from the Sondok area in South Hamgyong province. The specifications of these missiles are being further analyzed in cooperation with the United States. In a notice given to the press, the JCS stated that our military is monitoring various movements of North Korea under a strong South Korea-US joint defense posture and maintains the capabilities and readiness to give a crushing response to any provocation.

A JCS official said that details are being analyzed keeping open the possibility that North Korea fired different types of missiles at the same time. Investigation is still underway regarding the exact types of missiles and their affected area.

Earlier on Thursday, about a dozen short-range ballistic missiles were fired from the Wonsan area towards the East Sea. This incident happened in less than a week after South Korea's military proposed military talks on the inter-Korean border to Pyongyang. North Korean state media reported on Saturday that a test of cluster bombs capable of being mounted on tactical ballistic missiles was also conducted by Pyongyang. However, South Korea's military did not disclose the grasp of this test.

Wednesday's missile launch comes at a time when North Korea has been continuously criticizing the US allegation stating that it was involved in a major cryptocurrency theft. Pyongyang has called this a serious political provocation and US hostility.

Statements published in North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency by Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, claimed that the regime is open to talks with the US as an alternative to peace, but it is not necessary for its own interests. The US Federal Bureau of Investigation announced on Saturday that it has been found that this regime was behind the theft of more than 6 billion US dollars worth of cryptocurrency from Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange.