{"id":71247,"date":"2022-10-02T14:19:16","date_gmt":"2022-10-02T14:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/10\/02\/north-korea-conducts-4th-round-of-missile-tests-in-1-week\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T14:12:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T14:12:49","slug":"north-korea-conducts-4th-round-of-missile-tests-in-1-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/flashpoints\/2022\/10\/02\/north-korea-conducts-4th-round-of-missile-tests-in-1-week\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korea conducts 4th round of missile tests in 1 week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SEOUL, South Korea \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2022\/09\/09\/north-korea-says-it-will-never-give-up-nukes-to-counter-us\/\" target=\"_blank\">North Korea<\/a> on Saturday test-fired two short-range ballistic missiles, its neighbors said, the fourth round this week of weapons launches that prompted quick, strong condemnation from its rivals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an unusually strong rebuke of North Korea\u2019s weapons programs, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said North Korea\u2019s \u201cobsession\u201d with nuclear weapons is deepening the suffering of its own people, and warned of an \u201coverwhelming response\u201d from South Korean and U.S. militaries should such weapons be used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2364\" height=\"1547\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22274158712968.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol salutes as he inspects honor guard during the 74th anniversary of Armed Forces Day at the Gyeryong military headquarters in Gyeryong, South Korea, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-105492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22274158712968.jpg.jpg 2364w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22274158712968.jpg.jpg?resize=300,196 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22274158712968.jpg.jpg?resize=768,503 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22274158712968.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,670 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22274158712968.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1005 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22274158712968.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1340 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2364px) 100vw, 2364px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol salutes as he inspects honor guard during the 74th anniversary of Armed Forces Day at the Gyeryong military headquarters in Gyeryong, South Korea, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. (Yoon Hyo-shick\/Newsis via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNorth Korea hasn\u2019t abandoned its obsession with nukes and missiles despite the persistent international objection in the past 30 years,\u201d Yoon said during an Armed Forces Day ceremony at the military headquarters in central South Korea. \u201cThe development of nuclear weapons will plunge the lives of North Korean people in further pains.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf North Korea attempts to use nukes, it\u2019ll face a resolute, overwhelming response by the South Korea-U.S. alliance and our military,\u201d Yoon said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yoon\u2019s comments could enrage North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who in July alleged that Yoon\u2019s government was led by \u201cconfrontation maniacs\u201d and \u201cgangsters.\u201d Kim has also&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/united-states-seoul-recycling-south-korea-bfe6820d4b34fc441f67b414476cf77f\" target=\"_blank\">rebuffed Yoon\u2019s offers<\/a>&nbsp;of massive assistance in return for denuclearization.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2022\/09\/26\/uss-ronald-reagan-south-korean-ships-launch-drills\/\" 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=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22269114076809.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\">USS Ronald Reagan, South Korean ships launch drills<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The combined training started one day after North Korea test-fired a short-range ballistic missile in a possible response to the exercise.<\/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\">The North\u2019s testing spree this week is seen as a response to recent naval drills between South Korea and the United States and their other training that involved Japan. North Korea views such military exercises by the allies as an invasion rehearsal and argues they reveal U.S. and South Korean \u201cdouble standards\u201d because they brand the North\u2019s weapons tests as provocation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Saturday, South Korea, Japanese and U.S. militaries said they detected the two North Korean missile launches. South Korea said the liftoffs occurred from North Korea\u2019s capital region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to South Korean and Japanese estimates, the missiles flew about 350-400 kilometers (220-250 miles) at a maximum altitude of 30-50 kilometers (20-30 miles) before they landed in the waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan. Toshiro Ino, Japan\u2019s vice defense minister, said the missiles showed \u201cirregular\u201d trajectory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some observers say the weapons\u2019 reported low and \u201cirregular\u201d trajectory suggest they were likely nuclear-capable, highly maneuverable missiles modeled after Russia\u2019s Iskander missile. They say North Korea has developed the Iskander-like weapon to defeat South Korean and U.S. missile defenses and strike key targets in South Korea, including U.S. military bases there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The five other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2022\/09\/25\/south-korea-says-north-korea-test-fired-missile-toward-sea\/\" target=\"_blank\">ballistic missiles fired by North Korea<\/a> on three occasions this week show similar trajectories to the ones detected Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe repeated ballistic missile firings by North Korea are a grave provocation that undermines peace and security on the Korean Peninsula and in the international community,\u201d South Korea\u2019s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ino called the launches \u201cabsolutely impermissible,\u201d adding that four rounds of missile testing by North Korea in a week is \u201cunprecedented.\u201d<\/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\/09\/09\/north-korea-says-it-will-never-give-up-nukes-to-counter-us\/\" 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=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22251862451771.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 says it will never give up nukes to counter US<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says his country will not abandon the nuclear weapons and missiles it needs to counter hostilities from the United States.<\/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\">The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said the launches highlight \u201cthe destabilizing impact\u201d of North Korea\u2019s unlawful weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Friday, South Korea, the United States and Japan held their first&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/japan-asia-kamala-harris-south-korea-north-e234d66c491dc466f3d31efb1903a68a\" target=\"_blank\">trilateral anti-submarine drills<\/a>&nbsp;in five years off the Korean Peninsula\u2019s east coast. Earlier this week, South Korean and U.S. warships conducted bilateral exercises in the area for four days. Both military drills this week involved the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The North Korean missile tests this week also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2022\/09\/28\/north-korea-test-launches-missiles-on-eve-of-harris-trip-to-seoul\/\" target=\"_blank\">bookended<\/a> U.S. Vice President&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2022\/09\/29\/north-korea-fires-missiles-after-harris-leaves-south-korea\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kamala Harris\u2019 visit Thursday to South Korea<\/a>, where she reaffirmed the United States\u2019 \u201cironclad\u201d commitment to the security of its Asian allies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Worries about North Korea\u2019s nuclear program have grown since the North last month&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/asia-united-states-south-korea-nuclear-weapons-north-acad3f4abf01c88a2dd8be02860d8c8e\" target=\"_blank\">adopted a new law<\/a>&nbsp;authorizing the preemptive use of nuclear weapons in certain situations, a move that shows its escalatory nuclear doctrine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During his speech Saturday, Yoon said the North Korean law threatens South Korea\u2019s national existence and that Seoul will expand military exercises with Washington and bolster South Korea\u2019s own missile strike and surveillance capacities in response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">South Korean officials have typically avoided harsh rhetoric on North Korea to prevent an escalation of animosities. But Yoon\u2019s Defense Ministry has recently&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/seoul-gun-politics-south-korea-nuclear-weapons-north-bb47c03487f36d511e4b23bedf9124d2\" target=\"_blank\">warned North Korea would self-destruct<\/a>&nbsp;if it uses its nuclear weapons<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year, North Korea has carried out a record number of missile tests in what experts call an attempt to expand its weapons arsenal amid stalled nuclear diplomacy with the United States. South Korean and U.S. officials say North Korea has also completed preparations to conduct a nuclear test, which would be the seventh of its kind and the first in five years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Experts say Kim Jong Un eventually wants to use the enlarged nuclear arsenal to pressure the United States and others accept his country as a legitimate nuclear state, a recognition he views as necessary to win the lifting of international sanctions and other concessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Multiple United Nations Security Council resolutions ban North Korea from testing ballistic missiles and nuclear devices. The country\u2019s missile launches this year are seen as exploiting a divide at the U.N. council over Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine and U.S.-China competitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNorth Korea\u2019s frequent short-range missile tests may strain the isolated state\u2019s resources. But because of deadlock on the U.N. 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