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Missile launches show N. Korea's defiance.
PYONGYANG, North Korea, July 7 (UPI) -- North Korea demonstrated its utter disregard of the U.N. Security Council's strong resolution against its May 25 nuclear test by launching seven ballistic missiles during the weekend.
As if to prove a point to the United States, the country it considers its greatest threat, North Korea fired off the missiles on U.S. Independence Day, but Washington showed little surprise as it had been prepared for Pyongyang's adventure well ahead of time.
China, while calling the missile launches "an act of defiance toward the United States on its Independence Day," appealed for calm and restraint and urged all sides to maintain regional peace and stability, China Daily reported. Chinese support is critical to fully implement the U.N. resolution.
A South Korean official told Yonhap news agency the launches may have been aimed at improving the missiles' accuracy.
"Five out of seven missiles North Korea fired (Saturday) landed within the same area in the East Sea, about 420 kilometers (260 miles) from the launch site," the official said. "This means the accuracy of North Korean missiles is improving."
The official was quoted as saying North Korea is said to have about 1,000 ballistic missiles deployed, but their poor accuracy has prevented their precision targeting.
The missiles may have included those capable of hitting South Korea and Japan.
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