South Korea salvages components of liquid-fuel North Korean short-range missile -Yonhap By Reuters

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s navy has salvaged components of a North Korean short-range ballistic missile off its coast which factors to an older model weapon primarily based on liquid gas, the Yonhap information company reported on Tuesday.

Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Employees mentioned on Monday an underwater probe by a South Korean navy ship had recovered particles believed to be a part of a North Korean short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) fired final week.

Yonhap reported a navy evaluation confirmed the particles appeared to kind the decrease a part of a liquid fuel-based outdated sort SRBM, citing an unnamed navy supply.

An official on the South’s defence ministry mentioned it couldn’t instantly verify the report, however the navy will launch outcomes of its evaluation in a while Tuesday.

The particles got here after North Korea test-fired a number of missiles, together with a doable failed intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), and a whole bunch of artillery shells into the ocean final week, protesting towards joint air drills by South Korea and america.

It was the primary time a North Korean ballistic missile had landed close to South Korean waters.

North Korea’s navy mentioned the launches have been simulated strikes on South Korea and america, criticising their workout routines as an “harmful, aggressive warfare drill.”