{"id":15782,"date":"2026-04-19T11:32:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T03:32:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=15782"},"modified":"2026-04-19T11:32:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T03:32:37","slug":"north-korea-fires-multiple-ballistic-missiles-towards-sea-off-its-east-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=15782","title":{"rendered":"North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles towards sea off its east coast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"509\" src=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1-15.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1-15.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1-15-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FILE PHOTO: A test-launch of 600 mm-calibre multiple rocket launchers is overseen by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (not pictured), North Korea, March 14, 2026, in this picture released by North Korea&#8217;s official Korean Central News Agency. KCNA via REUTERS\/File photo\u00a9\u00a0Thomson Reuters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>SEOUL, April 19 (Reuters) &#8211; North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles towards the sea off its east coast, South Korea and Japan said on Sunday, marking the latest in a flurry of launches by Pyongyang to accelerate efforts to boost its military capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The incident marks the North&#8217;s seventh ballistic missile launch this year and its fourth in April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;As the U.S. is focused on Iran, the North sees this as a golden time to upgrade their nuclear power and missile capability,\u201d Lim Eul-chul, a professor at Kyungnam University, said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>South Korea&#8217;s presidential office said it had held an emergency security meeting, media reports said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Such tests violate U.N. Security Council resolutions against the North&#8217;s missile programme. 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