This photo released by North Korea's state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Aug. 10 shows North Korea test firing a short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) which resembles the U.S. Army's tactical missile system. North Korea again fired two projectiles speculated to be SRBMs Friday, Seoul's JCS said, six days after the previous launch. KCNA-Yonhap

Projectiles speculated to be short-range ballistic missiles

By Jung Da-min

North Korea fired two projectiles into the East Sea Friday morning from the northern side of Tongchon in Gangwon Province according to the South's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). This was the sixth weapon test by Pyongyang in the past 23 days, with the previous launch of short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) taking place six days ago on Aug. 10.

The North's state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) the same day snubbed President Moon Jae-in's remarks that Seoul would carry on its peace efforts for dialogue and cooperation with Pyongyang in Thursday speech to mark the 74th National Liberation Day.

"He (President Moon) said the dialogue atmosphere was not marred despite some recent worrisome acts of North Korea and that things have changed from that in the past when the Korean Peninsula vibrated owing to a single provocation by North Korea ― the reckless remarks which had nothing to do with the liberation day," read the statement by the North's Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Country.

"We have nothing to talk any more with the South Korean authorities nor have any idea to sit with them again."

Detected at around 8:01 a.m. and 8: 16 a.m. respectively, the North's projectiles flew around 230 kilometers at an apogee of 30 kilometers at a maximum speed of Mach 6.1. They were speculated to be SRBMs, considering the characteristics of the flight.

But the JCS said Seoul and Washington are still analyzing more details about the launch including the type of projectiles.