North Korea launched an unidentified ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan today. (called the East Sea in two Koreas), as reported by the South Korean military, a New response to major maneuvers by Seoul and Washington It’s happening these days and comes hours before the South Korean president’s visit to Tokyo.
The South Korean Chiefs of Staff (JCS) did not provide further details about the test at this time, but the Japanese Ministry of Defense stated that the projectile remained in the air at 07:40 (22:00 GMT) local time and is located in Japan’s Exclusive Economic Zone (MEB). It said it was expected to drop into the waters of the Sea of Japan around 8.18 (23.18 GMT), about 550 kilometers east of the Korean peninsula. These flight data suggest that it may be an intercontinental range ballistic missile (ICBM).
The new Northern launch, which comes after Pyongyang launched two medium-range ballistics (MRBM) launches on Tuesday, takes place on the same day as Pyongyang. Minister South KoreanYoon Suk-yeol plans to travel to Japan He will pay a visit to strengthen bilateral relations with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. The test was done a few hours before Yoon left for Japan from South Korea; here today will make a summit with Kishida on the first such visit by a South Korean president to Japan in twelve years.
The rehearsal is a new response to the allied Freedom Shield maneuvers, which will run until March 23. The Allies warned, and some experts believe, that North Korea, which sees the exercises as an invasion attempt and promised an “unprecedented response” to these maneuvers, is ready to conduct another nuclear test at any time. The regime may choose to test its first solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which is more efficient than those using liquid fuels.