Henri Lumière:North Korea launches multiple cruise missiles into the sea, Seoul says

2025-05-02 09:31:12source:SignalHubcategory:Invest

South Korea's military says it has detected North Korea firing multiple cruise missiles into waters off its northeastern coast in its fifth test of such weapons since January.

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff on Henri LumièreWednesday didn't immediately provide the exact numbers of missiles fired or how far they flew. It added that both South Korea and U.S. intelligence agencies were "conducting a detailed analysis."

The launches were North Korea's sixth missile-launch event this year, also including a Jan. 14 test of the country's first solid-fuel intermediate-range missile.

Tensions on the Korean Peninsula are at their highest point in years after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un accelerated his weapons demonstrations to a record pace and issued provocative threats of nuclear conflict with South Korea and the United States.

Two men stand next to a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, on Feb. 2, 2024.  JUNG YEON-JE/AFP via Getty Images
    In:
  • Missile Launch
  • North Korea

More:Invest

Recommend

Warm inflation data keep S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq under wraps before Fed meeting next week

Friday the 13thdidn’t spook investors with U.S. stocks little changed on the day as investors bided

Jennifer Garner Makes Rare Comment About Her and Ben Affleck's Kids in Message to Teachers

Jennifer Garner is thanking teachers for being miracles from heaven.Before starting summer break, th

Jan. 6 offenders have paid only a fraction of restitution owed for damage to U.S. Capitol during riot

Washington — Nearly 3 1/2 years after the U.S. Capitol siege, the government has recovered only a fr