North Korea fired a ballistic missile
| North Korea launched a ballistic missile at the same time as the US Secretary of State was in Seoul. |
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The Japanese Coast Guard also reported the launch of what they claimed was a ballistic missile from North Korea and announced that it had landed. Shortly after, Japan announced that it had detected a second ballistic missile that landed outside of the country’s exclusive economic zone.
Pyongyang has held military exercises in recent weeks using conventional weapons, often under the supervision of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. This ballistic missile was fired while the armies of South Korea and the United States ended their large 10-day joint exercise last Thursday.
The South Korean army yesterday in another exercise, its navy and marines, helicopters and amphibious assault vehicles with the aim of increasing the number of troops and strengthening the western islands adjacent to the sea border with North Korea. mobilized.
The US Secretary of State is among the senior officials who participated in the “Summit for Democracy” hosted by South Korea.
The ballistic missile North Korea fired today is said to be identical to the ballistic missile it fired on January 14, and is a solid-fuel intermediate-range hypersonic missile.
