The missile was fired in the direction of the East Sea, or Sea of Japan as Tokyo calls it, and had a short effective range
North Korea launched a “ballistic missile of an unknown type” today (Thursday), continuing a series of record-breaking weapons tests in recent weeks, South Korea’s National Defense General Staff said.
According to the staff, the missile was fired in the direction of the East Sea, or Sea of Japan as Tokyo calls it, and had a short effective range
Tensions on the Korean peninsula have skyrocketed this year. Nuclear-armed North Korea has carried out an unprecedented number of weapons tests, including intercontinental ballistic missiles, in defiance of UN Security Council resolutions barring it from developing ballistic missiles.
South Korean and US officials have warned for months that Pyongyang may be preparing to test a nuclear weapon, its first since 2017 and seventh in its history, an assessment also recently shared by the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
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