DPRK's Latest Missile Launches

(Source Channel A News Top Ten 7.25) The missile launches from the Wonson area occurred not too long after the unprecedented joint Chinese-Russian military air operation in the East China Sea and East Sea/Sea of Japan during which a Russian A-50 military aircraft violated South Korean airspace near Dokto island territory of South Korea. South Korean islands Dokto and Ulleongdo are shown in the graphic. Dokto is lowest right. "North Korea, It's been 78 days, again the launch of two short range missiles." The source of information cited is ROK Joint Chiefs.

Another element to these stories is their timing to coincide with the presence of John Bolton in Japan and South Korea to request support for the "coalition," directed against Iran.

(Source Channel A News Top Ten 7.25)

All the military bases and cities in South Korea are within the estimated range of this missile. It is further contended by some analysts that the missile is difficult to intercept because of its eccentric terminal guidance phase.

Update:

First estimated range of "Kimskander" missile track changed from 430 km to roughly 600 km. The initial estimate was based on a standard ballistic profile as the downrange portion of the flight was not within the envelope of South Korean and US missile tracking radars. The eccentric flight path of the Iskander type missile shown in the graphic below resulted in an underestimation of its flight range. So now both missile launches were estimated in the 600 km range according to analysts on Channel A News Top Ten.

(Source- JTBC News 7.26)