National Security & Defense

(Source Channel A News Top Ten 7.25) The missile launches 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."

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.