The army of South Korea I affirm that North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Sunday in the direction of the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan.
“Our military detected an alleged short-range ballistic missile fired from the area of Pyongyang heading towards the East Sea around 10:38 p.m.“declared the Mayor state South Korean team.
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According to the organization, the army reinforced its alert system and “shared information” about the launch with United States and Japan.
The Japanese Ministry of Defense also stated that North Korea Shooting “what looks like a ballistic missile.”
This incident takes place the day after South Korea and USA warned Pyongyang that any nuclear attack against them would mean “the end of the regime” North Korean.
The two allies held a meeting of Nuclear Advisory Groupwhere they addressed nuclear deterrence in the event of conflict with North Korea.
The launch also took place to mark the anniversary of the death of the North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, father of the current president Kim Jong Unwho died on December 17, 2011.
North Korea It declared itself a nuclear power last year.irreversible” and reiterated on several occasions that it will never abandon its nuclear program.
In November, Pyongyang successfully launched a military spy satellite into orbit and has since claimed that the device provides him with images of major military sites in United States and South Korea.
