ALERT: North Korea fires off four new short range missiles!

North Korea test-fired four short-range missiles within four hours on Thursday, Pentagon officials confirmed to FOX News. More from My Fox Maine:

While the surface-to-ship missiles, with a range of less than 62 miles, are not capable of reaching Japan, the test-fires are a move that aggravates the already high tensions following Pyongyang’s recent nuclear test and U.N. sanctions imposed as punishment.

The missiles were fired from the eastern coastal city of Wonsan on Thursday afternoon and evening, a ministry official said on condition of anonymity citing department policy.

“One was fired at 5:20 p.m. and the other at 6:00 p.m. from Sinsang-ni” near the eastern coastal city of Wonsan, South Korean defense ministry spokesman Won Tae-jae said. The third was reportedly fired around 7:50 p.m. and the fourth shortly after that.

North Korea had earlier issued a no-sail zone in waters off its east coast through July 10 for military drills. That designation has been viewed as a prelude to such


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July 2, 2009 · Filed Under General Politics

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