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North Korea 'fires two ballistic missiles' in second missile launch in a week
North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast, according to South Korea's military, the second such launch in a week.
The two missiles were launched from the Wonsan area early on Wednesday.
Last week's launch was the first such provocation since US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un met in June.
The North called that launch a "solemn warning" to Seoul over its planned military exercises with Washington.
It has previously expressed anger that the annual drills will go ahead next month- an event it sees as preparation for war.
What happened on Wednesday?
The latest missile launches came at 05:06 and 05:27 local time (20:06 GMT Tuesday) from the Kalma area near the port of Wonsan.
The missiles flew 250km (155 miles) and reached a height of 30km before landing in the Sea of Japan, also known as the East Sea.
South Korean Defence minister Jeong Kyeong-doo said the missiles were identified as a different type from previous models.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe confirmed that there was no impact on Japan's security following the launch.
It comes just six days after North Korea fired two short range missiles, with one travelling about 690km (428 miles) and the other 430km.
That launch was the first since Mr Trump and Mr Kim held an impromptu meeting in June at the demilitarised zone, an area that divides the two Koreas, where they agreed to restarted denuclearisation talks.
Why is this happening now?
The missile launches come after Pyongyang voiced anger over planned military exercises between South Korea and the US, an annual event which the allies have refused to cancel but have scaled back significantly.
One analyst said the missile tests are likely to continue in the run-up to the military drills.
"North Korea will continue to vent its anger by testing missiles… in the coming days before [the] drills begin in early August," Harry Kazianis of Washington-based think tank the Centre for the National Interest said.
"[It's] a message to Washington and Seoul: stop joint exercises or we will continue to show off our own offensive military capabilities."
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-49173514
Italy would also receive a large part of whatever they confiscated too if they were arrested by the Finanza. One of the laws they have is that they get a big cut of any financial recovery if they are arrested for anything financially related. Wasa big reason why the entire kennedy bond thing in 2009 was pushed aside as the FRB said the were fakes.
I'm surprised the soc media anons did not get an alert. Saw it on japanese site and then it showed on others.
was sitting in lb thinking I can't be the only one seeing this….
have been there a few times. familiar with them. Salvini going to shut them down along with Conte.
Conte is sort of meandering around the entire thing but he has to play the fence or he gets shut down. Salvini is a patriot through and through.
The bond thing , if not familiar, was in 2009 when two japanese couriers were rstopped or detained at the chiasso border crossing(next to lake como-where husseing and clooney were recently- on swiss/italian border and they had a shit load of kennedy bonds. They were quickly shut up and everyone said they were fakes. Someone from japanese gov't sent them to switzerland to deposit them and/or cash them.
If they were confiscated then the financza takes a finder's fee so they all went schtum as they could not have that out in public.
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I hope to return again. all northern Italy, went to the Monza GP in '09-most recent and spent a week touring the surrounding area's. Wife 'allowed' that one on own but had to bring an expensive bellagio purse home as my "ticket" to be picked up at airport upon return.
Want to do florence upon return and just wander iykwim. Thanks you for the advice. Will look into that .
someone being naughty then? wonder if it's kuroda or aso from BOJ. Could be anyone really.
my inner planefag forgot about the support planes thanks for the reminder.
it won't be until things calm down mebby next year. Wife still holds that one over my head but I did take her to paris so it all evens out-kek
I do remember being completly spooked being inside duomo in milan. spoopy place that was.