North Korea fired two short-range Scud missiles into its eastern waters Sunday, a South Korean official said, in an apparent test just days after the country tested what it called new precision-guided missiles.
A South Korean military official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, citing department rules, said the missiles were fired from Wonsan and are presumed to be short-range Scud ballistic missiles.
The official added that the military is determining what kind of Scud missiles the projectiles were.
Pyongyang's missile program as reported by BBC News:
Mainly been developed from the Scud, first supplied via Egypt in 1976.
Developed home-grown Scud in mid-1980s.
Went on to develop Nodong medium-range missile, with range of 1,000km.
Currently working on multi-stage Taepodong missiles with range of up to 6,000km.
Successfully put an object into space in December 2012 using a three-stage rocket based on Taepodong technology.
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