Ww3: north korea furious over us' shock u-turn on south korea missiles

On Sunday North Korean propaganda outlets lashed out at South Korea over the U-turn, slamming the move as being contrary to the South's calls for peace. Seoul and Washington revised the

missile guidelines between the two countries on Tuesday. The guidelines were revised to lift a decades-old ban on the South from using solid fuel for space rockets. This move is expected to

lead to the country developing space rockets and launching spy satellites to monitor North Korea. Meari, one of the North's propaganda websites, denounced the revised guidelines. They

said Seoul "has revealed its evil intentions for contention, saying the solid fuel-propelled space rockets allow the launch of low-orbit reconnaissance satellites, or that it will talk

with the US on lifting restrictions on the range of ballistic missiles." South Korea is still prohibited from firing solid-fuel ballistic missiles with the range of over 800 kilometers

under the alliance accord first signed in 1979. On Wednesday, the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said the country will make continued efforts to "secure complete missile

sovereignty." Another propaganda outlet, Uriminzokkiri TV, criticized South Korea's move to increase military capabilities. They labelled the South's move a

"contradictory attitude." JUST IN: BREXIT CHAOS: MPS WILL GET VOTE TO BLOCK POST-BREXIT TRADE DEALS The exact missile is unknown but officials have suggested the type of missile

had been tested previously. According to Seoul officials, the missile flew almost 100 kilometres. Joint Chiefs of Staff spokesperson Col Kim Jun-rak said: “We see this as part of the North’s

regular maritime exercise. “We are closely monitoring the North’s military moves and maintain a tight readiness posture.” The summertime exercise began earlier this month and is under way.

According to officials, the program usually lasts until around August. North Korea’s last reported missile test was launched in April. Multiple cruise missiles were fired from North Korea’s

eastern coastal town of Munchon. Cruise missiles fly at a low altitude and nearly skim the sea making them hard to detect. North Korea is said to be increasing its military defence

capabilities. The country is focusing on developing conventional weapons as denuclearisation talks with the US have stalled. In June, tensions escalated between the north and south when

Pyongyang blew up an inter-Korean liaison office. North Korea threatened to take military action after being enraged when anti-regime leaflets were sent via balloons from the south.