Two rounds of North Korean missile tests were conducted on July 5, 2006. The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea) reportedly fired at least seven separate missiles. These included one long-range Taepodong-2 missile and short-range Scud derived missiles including the enlarged Nodong missile. The Taepodong-2 was estimated by United States intelligence agencies as having a potential range reaching as far as Alaska, although this missile failed after about 42 seconds of flight. North Korea made its first public acknowledgement of the tests on July 6, through its foreign ministry, describing them as "successful" and part of "regular military drills to strengthen self-defense", insisting that it had the legal right to do so. The country warned of "stronger physical actions" if it were put under pressure by the international community. On July 8, CNN reported that the U.S. had deployed the USS Mustin, a guided missile destroyer, to the Japanese port of Yokosuka, home of the U.S. Navy's Seventh Fleet. A spokeswoman said that the deployment was not related to the test-firings, and it had been previously planned. (en)
La crise des missiles nord-coréens de juillet 2006 est une crise diplomatique provoquée par le lancement de plusieurs missiles balistiques par la Corée du Nord le 5 juillet 2006 (heure locale) en contradiction avec ses engagements pris antérieurement. (fr)
2006년 조선민주주의인민공화국 미사일 발사 사건(2006年 朝鮮民主主義人民共和國 미사일 發射 事件)은 한국 표준시 기준으로, 2006년 7월 5일 새벽, 조선민주주의인민공화국(북한) 함경북도 화대군 무수단리의 미사일 기지에서 수 발의 미사일을 동해상쪽으로 발사한 사건이다. 모든 미사일들은 일본 홋카이도에서 서쪽으로 300~500km 거리에 떨어졌다. 대포동 2호는 42초쯤 비행하다 레이다에서 사라져 사실상 발사에 실패했는데, 한미 군당국에서는 결함으로 공중폭발 또는 추진체가 분리되지 못한 채 동해상에 떨어졌을 것으로 추정하고 있다. (ko)