North Ballistic Missile Launch... NSC Standing Committee Meeting Held Chaired by National Security Office Chief

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Min-young] On the 18th, the Presidential Office convened a Standing Committee meeting of the National Security Council (NSC) after North Korea launched an unidentified ballistic missile into the East Sea.

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According to the Presidential Office, from 6:30 PM that day, the NSC Standing Committee was held under the chairmanship of National Security Office Director Kim Sung-han to analyze the specific specifications and the implications of North Korea's ballistic missile provocation and to discuss countermeasures.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff reported that North Korea was detected launching one missile, presumed to be a long-range ballistic missile, into the East Sea around 5:22 PM from the Sunan area in Pyongyang. This ballistic missile launch marks the first provocation since firing a super-large multiple rocket launcher on New Year's Day, and it is the second provocation this year.

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