Shortly after the launch of a North Korean ballistic missile that was fired at Japan and has triggered alarm sirens in Tokyo and several other major cities. So in South Korea there are also alarm sirens in the coastal city of Gangneung.
However, unlike the case in Japan, the alarm siren in South Korea came from a ballistic missile that the South Korean military failed to launch itself.
Citing a source from bbc.com (5/10/2022), South Korean military authorities have apologized after a failed missile launch during joint exercises with the United States. Residents of Gangneung reported hearing explosions and seeing flashes of fire overnight.
However, the military said there were no casualties, and unfortunately did not acknowledge the incident until seven hours later.
The missile launch was recognized as a response to North Korea's firing of a ballistic missile over Japan on Tuesday morning. For information, what North Korea did was the first time Pyongyang has flown a missile over Japan since 2017, and it has sparked a show of force from the US, Japan and South Korea who are conducting military exercises.
Seoul and Washington also fired missiles into the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan, between the Korean peninsula and Japan. The South Korean military later confirmed that one of their missiles failed immediately after launch and crashed, and this was separate from the one launched by the US.
The South Korean missile that failed to perform was said to be of the Hyunmoo 2 type, a ballistic missile that carried a warhead, but did not explode in the incident. Residents in Gangneung said they saw bright flashes of light and heard explosions around 01:00 am on Wednesday (16:00 GMT Tuesday).
In September, North Korea passed a law declaring itself a nuclear-armed state, and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ruled out talks about denuclearization.
Hyunmoo 2
A glimpse of Hyunmoo 2, is the first ballistic missile produced by South Korea. Under an agreement in 2001 with the MTCR (Missile Technology Control Regime), the range of this missile is limited to 300 km. This missile launch uses an 8×8 Transporter Erector Launcher (TEL) truck launcher vehicle.
South Korea released an upgraded version of the Hyunmoo 2A, named Hyunmoo 2B, which entered service in late 2009. This ballistic missile has an increased range of up to 500 km. If launched from the central region of South Korea, all of North Korea's territory is under an attack range of 550 kilometers. The accuracy of this missile reaches 30 meters circular error probable.
An upgraded version of the Hyunmoo 2B, named Hyunmoo 2C, was launched in 2017. The ballistic missile has an increased range of up to 800 km, but with a warhead weight reduced by half, and uses a different type of TEL with 5 axles, and launches wider and wider tubes. Longer, indicating an increase in weight. If fired from the southernmost Jeju Island, then this missile can still reach all of North Korea.
The missile is thought to be a derivative of the Russian Iskander missile. From videos and images published by the South Korean military and media, the head of the Hyunmoo 2 missile is similar to the Russian Iskander missile and the double cone structure of the Chinese M20 missile.
There is a precedent for missile technology cooperation between Russia and South Korea, which includes the Seoul KM-SAM air defense system based on the Russian 9M96E missile developed for the S-400 Triumph air defense system.
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