{"id":51636,"date":"2022-05-16T16:01:05","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T07:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=51636"},"modified":"2022-05-16T16:04:14","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T07:04:14","slug":"n-koreas-latest-launches-of-short-range-ballistic-missiles-were-final-pre-deployment-tests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/n-koreas-latest-launches-of-short-range-ballistic-missiles-were-final-pre-deployment-tests\/","title":{"rendered":"N. Korea&#8217;s latest launches of short-range ballistic missiles were final pre-deployment tests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">North Korea\u2019s launch of short-range ballistic missiles last Thursday evening was a final pre-deployment test of ballistic missiles aimed at South Korea, Daily NK has learned.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The consecutive launch of three missiles was a first, indicating North Korea\u2019s intention to defeat the allied US-South Korean missile defense system by reorganizing and completing its strategic weapons system.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to a Daily NK source in the North Korean military on Friday, the test of North Korea\u2019s \u201csuper-large rocket launcher\u201d was carried out on orders from the Central Military Commission regarding changes to the military\u2019s battle chart in accordance with the reorganization of the army\u2019s firepower, strategic and tactical weapon deployments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles from Pyongyang\u2019s Sunan region into the East Sea at around 6:29 PM on Thursday. They flew 360 kilometers, reaching a maximum altitude of around 90 kilometers and a speed of about Mach 5. North Korea usually discloses the flight data and launch goals through the media the day after a missile test, but no such reports emerged even a full day after the latest test.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The source said the test was a final screening in accordance with a Central Military Commission decision to reorganize the firepower, strategic and tactical weaponry of artillery units stationed in the east, west and central sections of the DMZ and regions further inland. He said the Operations Bureau also reportedly ordered that units get new firepower, strategic and tactical weaponry from mid-June to October, and reorganize themselves accordingly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jointly screened by the party\u2019s Defense Industry Department and Ministry of Defense\u2019s weapons screening bureau, the \u201csuper-large rocket launcher\u201d used in the latest test not only has improved running fire capabilities, but also unlike ordinary rocket launchers, it carries guided munitions capable of precise strikes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The source said development of the weapon system began from 2014, with the Defense Industry Department\u2019s screening bureau testing it in 2019. The latest test was a final screening by the Defense Industry Department and Ministry of Defense prior to battlefield deployment. The source said the tactical and technological data from the test was reported to the Central Committee, with measures to deploy the weapons to follow later.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">North Korea considers the test of the \u201csuper-large rocket launcher\u201d a success. Should the weapon be deployed soon, it would appear to constitute a major threat to South Korea\u2019s missile defense system.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, North Korea is reportedly diversifying its rockets and shells as the country carries out a general reform of its firepower, strategic and tactical weapon systems.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The source said not all rocket launchers are alike, and that their tactical and technological data differ depending on the battle chart. He said the key point of the Central Military Commission\u2019s decision to retool the military\u2019s firepower, strategic and tactical weaponry is to diversify the launch methods, improving the country\u2019s wartime capabilities and modernizing its defense.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prior to this, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un mentioned the strengthening of North Korea\u2019s nuclear forces in his speech at the military parade on Apr. 25, saying the country would develop various means to deliver nuclear weapons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Translated by David Black. Edited by Robert Lauler.\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em>Please direct any comments or questions about this article to dailynkenglish@uni-media.net.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/20220513-4\/\">Read in Korean<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Korea\u2019s launch of short-range ballistic missiles last Thursday evening was a final pre-deployment test of ballistic missiles aimed at South Korea, Daily NK has learned.\u00a0 The consecutive launch of three missiles was a first, indicating North Korea\u2019s intention to defeat the allied US-South Korean missile defense system by reorganizing and completing its strategic weapons [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":130,"featured_media":42001,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wikipediapreview_detectlinks":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[67,646],"tags":[691,1078],"class_list":["post-51636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","category-military","tag-military","tag-missiles"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.7 (Yoast SEO v27.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>N. Korea&#039;s latest launches of short-range ballistic missiles were final pre-deployment tests - North Korea News \u2014 Daily NK | Latest DPRK Updates 2026<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/n-koreas-latest-launches-of-short-range-ballistic-missiles-were-final-pre-deployment-tests\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"N. Korea&#039;s latest launches of short-range ballistic missiles were final pre-deployment tests\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"North Korea\u2019s launch of short-range ballistic missiles last Thursday evening was a final pre-deployment test of ballistic missiles aimed at South Korea, Daily NK has learned.\u00a0 The consecutive launch of three missiles was a first, indicating North Korea\u2019s intention to defeat the allied US-South Korean missile defense system by reorganizing and completing its strategic weapons [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/n-koreas-latest-launches-of-short-range-ballistic-missiles-were-final-pre-deployment-tests\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"North Korea News \u2014 Daily NK | Latest DPRK Updates 2026\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-05-16T07:01:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-05-16T07:04:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/\uae40\uc815\uc740_\ucd08\ub300\ud615\ubc29\uc0ac\ud3ec_\ubc1c\uc0ac_3.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"741\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"494\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jeong Tae Joo\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jeong Tae Joo\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/n-koreas-latest-launches-of-short-range-ballistic-missiles-were-final-pre-deployment-tests\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/n-koreas-latest-launches-of-short-range-ballistic-missiles-were-final-pre-deployment-tests\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Jeong Tae Joo\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/054bbb68a21014341831df9d65d085f1\"},\"headline\":\"N. Korea&#8217;s latest launches of short-range ballistic missiles were final pre-deployment tests\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-05-16T07:01:05+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-05-16T07:04:14+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/n-koreas-latest-launches-of-short-range-ballistic-missiles-were-final-pre-deployment-tests\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":558,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/n-koreas-latest-launches-of-short-range-ballistic-missiles-were-final-pre-deployment-tests\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2019\\\/09\\\/\uae40\uc815\uc740_\ucd08\ub300\ud615\ubc29\uc0ac\ud3ec_\ubc1c\uc0ac_3.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"military\",\"missiles\"],\"articleSection\":[\"News\",\"Military\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/n-koreas-latest-launches-of-short-range-ballistic-missiles-were-final-pre-deployment-tests\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/n-koreas-latest-launches-of-short-range-ballistic-missiles-were-final-pre-deployment-tests\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/n-koreas-latest-launches-of-short-range-ballistic-missiles-were-final-pre-deployment-tests\\\/\",\"name\":\"N. Korea's latest launches of short-range ballistic missiles were final pre-deployment tests - North Korea News \u2014 Daily NK | Latest DPRK Updates 2026\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/n-koreas-latest-launches-of-short-range-ballistic-missiles-were-final-pre-deployment-tests\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/n-koreas-latest-launches-of-short-range-ballistic-missiles-were-final-pre-deployment-tests\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2019\\\/09\\\/\uae40\uc815\uc740_\ucd08\ub300\ud615\ubc29\uc0ac\ud3ec_\ubc1c\uc0ac_3.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-05-16T07:01:05+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-05-16T07:04:14+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/n-koreas-latest-launches-of-short-range-ballistic-missiles-were-final-pre-deployment-tests\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/n-koreas-latest-launches-of-short-range-ballistic-missiles-were-final-pre-deployment-tests\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/n-koreas-latest-launches-of-short-range-ballistic-missiles-were-final-pre-deployment-tests\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2019\\\/09\\\/\uae40\uc815\uc740_\ucd08\ub300\ud615\ubc29\uc0ac\ud3ec_\ubc1c\uc0ac_3.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2019\\\/09\\\/\uae40\uc815\uc740_\ucd08\ub300\ud615\ubc29\uc0ac\ud3ec_\ubc1c\uc0ac_3.jpg\",\"width\":741,\"height\":494,\"caption\":\"The August 26, 2020, edition of the Rodong Sinmun announced that North Korea had successfully launched a new kind of rocket. (Rodong Sinmun)\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/n-koreas-latest-launches-of-short-range-ballistic-missiles-were-final-pre-deployment-tests\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"N. Korea&#8217;s latest launches of short-range ballistic missiles were final pre-deployment tests\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/\",\"name\":\"North Korea News \u2014 Daily NK | Latest DPRK Updates 2026\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Daily NK English\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/top_logo@1x.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/top_logo@1x.png\",\"width\":272,\"height\":90,\"caption\":\"Daily NK English\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"description\":\"An independent online news organization based in Seoul, South Korea, reporting on internal North Korean affairs through a network of in-country sources and defector journalists. Part of the Unification Media Group (UMG) consortium.\",\"email\":\"dailynkenglish@uni-media.net\",\"telephone\":\"82-2-732-6998\",\"legalName\":\"DailyNK\",\"foundingDate\":\"2004-12-01\",\"numberOfEmployees\":{\"@type\":\"QuantitativeValue\",\"minValue\":\"1\",\"maxValue\":\"10\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/054bbb68a21014341831df9d65d085f1\",\"name\":\"Jeong Tae Joo\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/9f4cf0f24b376077a2fcdab2e85c3584-150x150.webp\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/9f4cf0f24b376077a2fcdab2e85c3584-150x150.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/9f4cf0f24b376077a2fcdab2e85c3584-150x150.webp\",\"caption\":\"Jeong Tae Joo\"},\"description\":\"Jeong Tae Joo specializes in North Korean military and security affairs, providing insights that help readers understand the country's internal policies and strategies. Questions about her articles can be directed to dailynkenglish(at)uni-media.net.\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/author\\\/jong-tae-ju\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"N. Korea's latest launches of short-range ballistic missiles were final pre-deployment tests - North Korea News \u2014 Daily NK | Latest DPRK Updates 2026","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/n-koreas-latest-launches-of-short-range-ballistic-missiles-were-final-pre-deployment-tests\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"N. Korea's latest launches of short-range ballistic missiles were final pre-deployment tests","og_description":"North Korea\u2019s launch of short-range ballistic missiles last Thursday evening was a final pre-deployment test of ballistic missiles aimed at South Korea, Daily NK has learned.\u00a0 The consecutive launch of three missiles was a first, indicating North Korea\u2019s intention to defeat the allied US-South Korean missile defense system by reorganizing and completing its strategic weapons [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/n-koreas-latest-launches-of-short-range-ballistic-missiles-were-final-pre-deployment-tests\/","og_site_name":"North Korea News \u2014 Daily NK | Latest DPRK Updates 2026","article_published_time":"2022-05-16T07:01:05+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-05-16T07:04:14+00:00","og_image":[{"width":741,"height":494,"url":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/\uae40\uc815\uc740_\ucd08\ub300\ud615\ubc29\uc0ac\ud3ec_\ubc1c\uc0ac_3.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Jeong Tae Joo","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Jeong Tae Joo","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/n-koreas-latest-launches-of-short-range-ballistic-missiles-were-final-pre-deployment-tests\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/n-koreas-latest-launches-of-short-range-ballistic-missiles-were-final-pre-deployment-tests\/"},"author":{"name":"Jeong Tae Joo","@id":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/#\/schema\/person\/054bbb68a21014341831df9d65d085f1"},"headline":"N. Korea&#8217;s latest launches of short-range ballistic missiles were final pre-deployment tests","datePublished":"2022-05-16T07:01:05+00:00","dateModified":"2022-05-16T07:04:14+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/n-koreas-latest-launches-of-short-range-ballistic-missiles-were-final-pre-deployment-tests\/"},"wordCount":558,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/n-koreas-latest-launches-of-short-range-ballistic-missiles-were-final-pre-deployment-tests\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/\uae40\uc815\uc740_\ucd08\ub300\ud615\ubc29\uc0ac\ud3ec_\ubc1c\uc0ac_3.jpg","keywords":["military","missiles"],"articleSection":["News","Military"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/n-koreas-latest-launches-of-short-range-ballistic-missiles-were-final-pre-deployment-tests\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/n-koreas-latest-launches-of-short-range-ballistic-missiles-were-final-pre-deployment-tests\/","url":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/n-koreas-latest-launches-of-short-range-ballistic-missiles-were-final-pre-deployment-tests\/","name":"N. Korea's latest launches of short-range ballistic missiles were final pre-deployment tests - North Korea News \u2014 Daily NK | Latest DPRK Updates 2026","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/n-koreas-latest-launches-of-short-range-ballistic-missiles-were-final-pre-deployment-tests\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/n-koreas-latest-launches-of-short-range-ballistic-missiles-were-final-pre-deployment-tests\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/\uae40\uc815\uc740_\ucd08\ub300\ud615\ubc29\uc0ac\ud3ec_\ubc1c\uc0ac_3.jpg","datePublished":"2022-05-16T07:01:05+00:00","dateModified":"2022-05-16T07:04:14+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/n-koreas-latest-launches-of-short-range-ballistic-missiles-were-final-pre-deployment-tests\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/n-koreas-latest-launches-of-short-range-ballistic-missiles-were-final-pre-deployment-tests\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/n-koreas-latest-launches-of-short-range-ballistic-missiles-were-final-pre-deployment-tests\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/\uae40\uc815\uc740_\ucd08\ub300\ud615\ubc29\uc0ac\ud3ec_\ubc1c\uc0ac_3.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/\uae40\uc815\uc740_\ucd08\ub300\ud615\ubc29\uc0ac\ud3ec_\ubc1c\uc0ac_3.jpg","width":741,"height":494,"caption":"The August 26, 2020, edition of the Rodong Sinmun announced that North Korea had successfully launched a new kind of rocket. (Rodong Sinmun)"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/n-koreas-latest-launches-of-short-range-ballistic-missiles-were-final-pre-deployment-tests\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"N. Korea&#8217;s latest launches of short-range ballistic missiles were final pre-deployment tests"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/","name":"North Korea News \u2014 Daily NK | Latest DPRK Updates 2026","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/#organization","name":"Daily NK English","url":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/top_logo@1x.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/top_logo@1x.png","width":272,"height":90,"caption":"Daily NK English"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"description":"An independent online news organization based in Seoul, South Korea, reporting on internal North Korean affairs through a network of in-country sources and defector journalists. Part of the Unification Media Group (UMG) consortium.","email":"dailynkenglish@uni-media.net","telephone":"82-2-732-6998","legalName":"DailyNK","foundingDate":"2004-12-01","numberOfEmployees":{"@type":"QuantitativeValue","minValue":"1","maxValue":"10"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/#\/schema\/person\/054bbb68a21014341831df9d65d085f1","name":"Jeong Tae Joo","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/9f4cf0f24b376077a2fcdab2e85c3584-150x150.webp","url":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/9f4cf0f24b376077a2fcdab2e85c3584-150x150.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/9f4cf0f24b376077a2fcdab2e85c3584-150x150.webp","caption":"Jeong Tae Joo"},"description":"Jeong Tae Joo specializes in North Korean military and security affairs, providing insights that help readers understand the country's internal policies and strategies. Questions about her articles can be directed to dailynkenglish(at)uni-media.net.","url":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/author\/jong-tae-ju\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51636","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51636"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51636\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51639,"href":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51636\/revisions\/51639"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42001"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}