North Korea Launches Ballistic Missiles Toward East Sea Amid Drills
The Joint Chiefs of Staff reported that the projectiles were identified after being launched from the Sunan region in North Korea at about 1:20 p.m. (0420 GMT), as cited by a Seoul-based news agency.
"Our military maintains a firm readiness posture while closely sharing North Korean ballistic missile information with the U.S. and Japanese sides amid a heightened surveillance posture against additional launches," the military stated in an official announcement.
Earlier, Japan’s Defense Ministry likewise verified that North Korea had launched what is believed to be a ballistic missile, noting that the object appeared to have already landed.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi directed authorities to collect details and safeguard aircraft and maritime vessels, according to a news outlet.
Up to now, no destruction or casualties in Japan have been recorded as a consequence of the launch.
The newest missile test occurred while South Korea and the United States are holding their yearly spring Freedom Shield joint military drills.
North Korea previously launched several short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Jan. 27, later explaining that the exercise was intended to evaluate an upgraded large-caliber multiple rocket launcher system.
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