Seoul: North Korea Two ballistic missiles fired into the sea on Sunday southThe US military said the latest in a flurry of launches amid tensions over US-led military exercises in the region, yonhap informed of.
The South Korean military’s Joint Chiefs of Staff announced that the launch – the seventh in two weeks – came from the southeast of the country, without giving further details.
According to Yonhap, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said, “Our military is maintaining full readiness in close cooperation with the United States, while strengthening our surveillance and vigilance.”
North Korea on Saturday defended its flurry of missile tests as a legitimate counter to US military threats, days after joint military exercises between the South, Japan and the United States.
The Japanese prime minister’s office also confirmed at least one of Sunday’s missiles on Twitter.
“North Korea has launched a suspected ballistic missile. More updates are yet to come,” the office said.
Japanese Senior Deputy Defense Minister toshiro ino According to the Kyodo news agency, it is possible that the missiles, which they said were fired just before 2:00 pm (1700 GMT Saturday) and traveled 350 km from submarines at a maximum altitude of 100 km .
According to Kyodo, the Japanese government said the missiles, fired toward the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan, fell outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone. National broadcaster NHK said the Coast Guard said it had not received any reports of damage to Japanese ships so far.
The Indo-Pacific Command of the United States military meanwhile said in a statement that they are “aware of the two ballistic missile launches and are in close consultation with their allies and partners,” adding that the launch was carried out by North Korea. reflects the “unstable” nature of the K missile programme.
“The United States’ commitment to the defense of the Republic of Korea and Japan remains as ironic,” the statement said.
Sunday’s launch was the latest in a flurry that involved a medium-range ballistic missile fired Tuesday over Japan, alerting people in affected areas to take cover.
And on Thursday, North Korea fired two ballistic missiles, the same day Seoul, Tokyo and Washington conducted fresh drills involving US Navy destroyers from the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier’s strike group.
The United States redeployed nuclear-powered aircraft carriers east of South Korea as part of a broader military response to Tuesday’s test of Pyongyang, which also included joint bombing and missile exercises.
According to Yonhap, the exercise between South Korea and the United States concluded on Saturday.
Additionally, Seoul’s military said it destroyed 30 fighter jets on Thursday when 12 North Korean warplanes staged a rare “formation flight” north of the inter-Korean airspace. [and] Air to surface firing practiced.”
Pyongyang’s foreign ministry earlier this week called the recent launches a “proper retaliatory measure by the Korean People’s Army”.
and on Thursday, United Nations Security Council An emergency meeting was held to discuss Pyongyang’s launch on Japan.
The United States called the meeting after what officials and analysts said was the Hwasong-12, which traveled the longest horizontal distance of any North Korean test.
At the meeting, China, a longtime ally and economic stalwart of North Korea, accused Washington of instigating the launch. kim Jong Un’s regime, Geng Shuang, deputy Chinese ambassador to the United Nations, accused the United States of “poisoning the regional security environment”.
US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield called for “strengthening” existing sanctions on North Korea, which were vetoed by China and Russia in May.
For months the council has been divided over responding to Pyongyang’s nuclear ambitions, with Russia and China on sympathetic sides and the rest of the council pushing for punishment.
Analysts say Pyongyang has taken advantage of the impasse at the United Nations to conduct more provocative weapons tests.
Kim has declared North Korea an “irreversible” nuclear power, effectively eliminating the possibility of denuclearization talks.
The South Korean military’s Joint Chiefs of Staff announced that the launch – the seventh in two weeks – came from the southeast of the country, without giving further details.
According to Yonhap, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said, “Our military is maintaining full readiness in close cooperation with the United States, while strengthening our surveillance and vigilance.”
North Korea on Saturday defended its flurry of missile tests as a legitimate counter to US military threats, days after joint military exercises between the South, Japan and the United States.
The Japanese prime minister’s office also confirmed at least one of Sunday’s missiles on Twitter.
“North Korea has launched a suspected ballistic missile. More updates are yet to come,” the office said.
Japanese Senior Deputy Defense Minister toshiro ino According to the Kyodo news agency, it is possible that the missiles, which they said were fired just before 2:00 pm (1700 GMT Saturday) and traveled 350 km from submarines at a maximum altitude of 100 km .
According to Kyodo, the Japanese government said the missiles, fired toward the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan, fell outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone. National broadcaster NHK said the Coast Guard said it had not received any reports of damage to Japanese ships so far.
The Indo-Pacific Command of the United States military meanwhile said in a statement that they are “aware of the two ballistic missile launches and are in close consultation with their allies and partners,” adding that the launch was carried out by North Korea. reflects the “unstable” nature of the K missile programme.
“The United States’ commitment to the defense of the Republic of Korea and Japan remains as ironic,” the statement said.
Sunday’s launch was the latest in a flurry that involved a medium-range ballistic missile fired Tuesday over Japan, alerting people in affected areas to take cover.
And on Thursday, North Korea fired two ballistic missiles, the same day Seoul, Tokyo and Washington conducted fresh drills involving US Navy destroyers from the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier’s strike group.
The United States redeployed nuclear-powered aircraft carriers east of South Korea as part of a broader military response to Tuesday’s test of Pyongyang, which also included joint bombing and missile exercises.
According to Yonhap, the exercise between South Korea and the United States concluded on Saturday.
Additionally, Seoul’s military said it destroyed 30 fighter jets on Thursday when 12 North Korean warplanes staged a rare “formation flight” north of the inter-Korean airspace. [and] Air to surface firing practiced.”
Pyongyang’s foreign ministry earlier this week called the recent launches a “proper retaliatory measure by the Korean People’s Army”.
and on Thursday, United Nations Security Council An emergency meeting was held to discuss Pyongyang’s launch on Japan.
The United States called the meeting after what officials and analysts said was the Hwasong-12, which traveled the longest horizontal distance of any North Korean test.
At the meeting, China, a longtime ally and economic stalwart of North Korea, accused Washington of instigating the launch. kim Jong Un’s regime, Geng Shuang, deputy Chinese ambassador to the United Nations, accused the United States of “poisoning the regional security environment”.
US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield called for “strengthening” existing sanctions on North Korea, which were vetoed by China and Russia in May.
For months the council has been divided over responding to Pyongyang’s nuclear ambitions, with Russia and China on sympathetic sides and the rest of the council pushing for punishment.
Analysts say Pyongyang has taken advantage of the impasse at the United Nations to conduct more provocative weapons tests.
Kim has declared North Korea an “irreversible” nuclear power, effectively eliminating the possibility of denuclearization talks.