Centrum Stosunków Międzynarodowych - 05 September 2016: Seoul announced the details of the DPRK missile launches

The South Korean military conducted a preliminary analysis of the missile launches that North Korea has made today. According to Seoul, ballistic missiles "Nodon" were launched. According to the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Korea today, at 12 hours and 14 minutes, North Korea has made the launch of three ballistic missiles. Volley was made from the province of North Hwange, in the west of the DPRK. Rockets also passed through the whole territory of the country to the east and fell into the waters of the East (Japan) Sea.

According to the Joint Committee of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces Chiefs of Staff, the missile range was about a thousand kilometers. All systems were expected to medium-range ballistic missiles, "Nodon". All of them fell into the waters of the East (Japan) Sea, having flown to Japan's air defense identification zone for 400 km. It should be noted that the this zone is a neutral space, it does not cover Japan sovereignty.

According to the estimates of military in South Korea, North Korea demonstrated that it could modify the rocket of this type and is completely assured of their reliability as launched them across the country.

It is highly probable that for rocket, "Nodon" North Korea's first plan is to install nuclear warheads. Rocket range allows North Korea to strike not only in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula, but also to keep Japan at gunpoint.

According to estimates of Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Korea, North Korea has about 200 missiles "Nodon" standing on alert.

Seoul pointed out that North Korea had launched missiles without warning, violating international laws. Republic of Korea and the US Government have already commented on North Korea launches, criticizing them. In distributed on behalf of the president's administration launches described as "a clear violation of UN Security Council resolutions". "This once again shows that all this represents a threat not only to the Korean peninsula but also for the neighboring countries and the international community as a whole", - the statement says.