{"id":11580,"date":"2022-06-05T14:03:45","date_gmt":"2022-06-05T14:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/06\/05\/north-korea-test-fires-salvo-of-short-range-missiles\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T20:49:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T20:49:37","slug":"north-korea-test-fires-salvo-of-short-range-missiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/flashpoints\/2022\/06\/05\/north-korea-test-fires-salvo-of-short-range-missiles\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korea test-fires salvo of short-range missiles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

SEOUL, South Korea \u2014 North Korea<\/a> test-fired a barrage of short-range ballistic missiles from multiple locations toward the sea on Sunday, South Korea\u2019s military said, extending a provocative streak in weapons demonstrations this year that U.S. and South Korean officials say may culminate with a nuclear test explosion<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Possibly setting a single-day record for North Korean ballistic launches, eight missiles were fired in succession over 35 minutes from at least four different locations, including from western and eastern coastal areas and two inland areas north of and near the capital, Pyongyang, South Korea\u2019s Joint Chiefs of Staff said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It said the missiles flew 110 to 670 kilometers (68 to 416 miles) at maximum altitudes of 25 to 80 kilometers (15 to 56 miles).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A woman watches a TV screen showing a news program reporting about North Korea’s missile launch with a file footage of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, at a train station in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, June 5, 2022. (Lee Jin-man\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Hours later, Japan and the United States conducted a joint ballistic missile exercise aimed at showing their \u201crapid response capability\u201d and \u201cstrong determination\u201d to counter threats, Japan\u2019s Defense Ministry said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Won In-Choul held a video conference with Gen. Paul LaCamera, an American general who heads the South Korea-U.S. combined forces command in Seoul, and they reaffirmed the allies\u2019 joint defense posture, according to the military in Seoul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sung Kim, U.S. President Joe Biden\u2019s special envoy for North Korea, also discussed the launches with South Korean officials while on a visit to Seoul. They expressed \u201cdeep regret\u201d that North Korea was continuing weapons development despite grappling with a COVID-19 outbreak at home, Seoul\u2019s Foreign Ministry said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said none of the missiles fell inside Japan\u2019s exclusive economic zone.<\/p>\n\n\n\t