They were launched in the direction of “the East Sea,” South Korea’s National Defense General Staff said, referring to the sea area also known as the Sea of Japan.
North Korea fired at least “three ballistic missiles of an unknown type” this morning, South Korea’s National Defense General Staff said.
They were launched in the direction of “the East Sea,” the staff said, referring to the sea area also known as the Sea of Japan.
The new launches added to an unprecedented series of weapons tests by Pyongyang this year amid escalating tensions on the Korean peninsula.
The Japan Coast Guard, for its part, announced that North Korea had fired at least one ballistic missile, and soon after issued a warning of a possible second missile. It said at least one had already gone down outside the Japanese exclusive zone (EZZ).
Today’s weapons tests follow an announcement by South Korea’s defense ministry on Friday that it had successfully tested a solid-fueled “vehicle” (rocket) capable of putting a spacecraft into orbit.
Not counting today’s launches, North Korea had already launched about 70 weapons in 38 tests in 2022, including at least eight intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), according to South Korea’s national Yonhap news agency.
On Monday, North Korean UAVs intruded into South Korean airspace, prompting Seoul to rush fighter and attack helicopters to shoot them down. It was the first episode of this nature since 2017.
More than ten UN Security Council resolutions theoretically prohibit North Korea from developing nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles capable of carrying a nuclear warhead and have imposed heavy economic sanctions on it. Pyongyang defies them, citing its right to national defense.
South Korean and US officials have warned for months that North Korea is preparing to conduct another nuclear weapon test, its seventh in its history.
Seoul and Washington, for their part, have multiplied their joint land, naval and air force high schools this year.
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