Seoul (AsiaNews) - North Korea has moved two new missile launchers to the east coast of the country, increasing the risk of an imminent missile attack, South Korean military sources said. Launchers were spotted in North Korea's South Hamgyong, this according to the latest satellite evidence gathered by South Korea.
South Korean intelligence expects the regime in Pyongyang to conduct new missile tests on three "key dates". The North has usually tried to match high-profile military tests with days of high symbolic value to the country.
For South Korean Defence Ministry spokesman Kim Min-Seok, there are three possible upcoming dates: 25 April, anniversary of the founding of the Korean People's Army; 30 April, the final day of ongoing South-US military exercises; and 27 July, anniversary of the armistice that ended the 1950-53 Korean War.
After weeks of war rhetoric, South Korean media take a new provocation by Pyongyang for granted.
At present, the North Korean government led by the young Kim Jong-un has deployed its medium-range Musudan rockets that can cover 4,000 km and hit South Korea, Japan and the US island of Guam.