{"id":26112,"date":"2022-05-12T18:14:36","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T18:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smg.go-vip.net\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/05\/12\/north-korea-fires-3-ballistic-missiles-amid-first-virus-outbreak\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T06:32:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T06:32:44","slug":"north-korea-fires-3-ballistic-missiles-amid-first-virus-outbreak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/flashpoints\/2022\/05\/12\/north-korea-fires-3-ballistic-missiles-amid-first-virus-outbreak\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korea fires 3 ballistic missiles amid first virus outbreak"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SEOUL, South Korea \u2014 North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea on Thursday, its neighbors said, in the latest of a series of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2022\/05\/04\/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-amid-rising-animosities\/\">weapons demonstrations<\/a> this year that came just hours after it confirmed its <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/covid-health-pandemics-south-korea-north-0e0cb1be7a3878a771124dcdcbdba06c\">first case of the coronavirus<\/a> since the pandemic began.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The launches could underscore North Korea\u2019s determination to press ahead with its efforts to expand its arsenal despite the virus outbreak to rally support behind the leader, Kim Jong Un, and keep up pressure on its rivals amid long-dormant nuclear diplomacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2022\/03\/10\/north-korea-testing-new-icbms-us-says-warns-more-coming\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22069756425564.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">North Korea testing new ICBMs, US says, warns more coming<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">North Korea has claimed the March 4 and Feb. 26 launches were merely to test cameras to be installed on a future spy satellite.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thursday\u2019s launches were the North\u2019s first weapons fired since the inauguration of new conservative South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">North Korea has a history of rattling new governments in Seoul and Washington in an apparent bid to boost its bargaining chips in future negotiations. The North Korean nuclear threat will likely top the agenda when Yoon meets visiting U.S. President Joe Biden in Seoul next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both South Korea and Japan condemned the launches from the North\u2019s capital region on Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The missiles plunged into the waters between North Korea\u2019s eastern coast and outside of Japan\u2019s exclusive economic zone, Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said. There was no report of damage to aircraft or vessels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">South Korea\u2019s military said it boosted its readiness and surveillance while maintaining close coordination with the United States. It called on the North to immediately halt its repeated missile firings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">South Korea and Japan released similar flight details, saying the weapons traveled about 350-360 kilometers (217-224 miles) at a maximum altitude of 90-100 kilometers (56-62 miles).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22132387265228.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54692\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22132387265228.jpg.jpg 6000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22132387265228.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22132387265228.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22132387265228.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22132387265228.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22132387265228.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 6000px) 100vw, 6000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">People watch a TV screen showing a news program reporting about North Korea&#8217;s missile launch with file footage of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at a train station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, May 12, 2022. (Lee Jin-man\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier Thursday, North Korean state media confirmed the country\u2019s first COVID-19 infections as Kim ordered nationwide lockdowns to slow the spread of the virus. Kim also ordered officials to bolster the country\u2019s defense posture to avoid any security vacuum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In recent months, North Korea has test-launched a spate of missiles in what experts call an attempt to modernize its weapons and pressure the United States and its allies into accepting it as a nuclear state and relax sanctions on the North. Some observers say that despite the elevated anti-virus steps, North Korea would likely continue to build its arsenal with weapons tests to boost public morale and strengthen loyalty for the Kim leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNorth Korea\u2019s latest missile firings appear excessive to what would be needed to test and improve military capabilities,\u201d Leif-Eric Easley, a professor at Ewha University in Seoul, said. \u201cThese launches look like a show of strength after the Kim regime publicly admitted to a coronavirus outbreak.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A statement issued after a meeting chaired by Yoon\u2019s national security adviser Kim Sung-han said South Korea would seek \u201cpractical\u201d and \u201cstern\u201d measures in cooperation with the international community to respond to the growing North Korean threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The North Korean weapons tested recently included a variety of nuclear-capable missiles that could potentially reach South Korea, Japan or the mainland U.S. In March, North Korea ended its self-imposed suspension on huge weapons tests since 2018 with a launch of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2022\/03\/24\/north-korea-confirms-test-firing-of-biggest-icbm\/\" target=\"_blank\">its biggest missile capable of reaching the entirety of the American homeland<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.N. 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