The 2013 North Korean missile tests were a series of North Korean missile tests in 2013.
May 2013 tests
editIn May 2013, North Korea launched three short-range guided missiles into the Sea of Japan. The first two missiles were shot in the morning, while the third was in the afternoon.[1][2] The missiles were launched from the same location where two missiles had been displayed, fueled, and then removed weeks before.[3]
On 19 May 2013, North Korea launched a fourth missile that landed in the Sea of Japan.[4]
On 20 May 2013, North Korea launched short-range projectiles that landed in waters off the country's eastern coast.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "N. Korea launches three short-range guided missiles: defense ministry". Yonhap News Agency. 2013-05-18. Archived from the original on 2013-06-07. Retrieved 2013-05-18.
- ^ Laura Smith-Spark (2013-05-18). "Report: North Korea launches short-range missiles". CNN. Archived from the original on 2013-06-10. Retrieved 2013-05-18.
- ^ "N. Korea launches three short-range missiles". KoreaHerald. 2013-05-18. Archived from the original on 2013-06-15. Retrieved 2013-05-18.
- ^ "N Korea again fires short-range missile – Asia-Pacific". Al Jazeera English. 2011-10-04. Archived from the original on 2013-05-19. Retrieved 2013-05-19.
- ^ "North Korea fires sixth missile in three days". Reuters. May 20, 2013. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.