Seoul: South Korea's military and Japanese coast guard said North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the sea off its east coast on Friday. The launch was the latest in an unprecedentedly high number of missile tests conducted by North Korea this year.
The remote nation launched two medium-range ballistic missiles on Sunday, describing it as a "critical" test for its spy satellite program that is due to expire by April. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff and Japan's Coast Guard both reported the most recent launches.
Days after launching two medium-range ballistic missiles in what it called a "critical" test for the development of a spy satellite, North Korea announced Tuesday that additional sanctions would not halt its missile program.
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Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said in a statement carried by the official KCNA news agency that such a development is directly related to the nation's security.
According to Japan's Vice Defense Minister Toshiro Inoue, the ballistic missiles fired by North Korea appeared to touch outside Japan's exclusive economic zone.
According to the Japanese Ministry of Defense, the missiles had a range of 250 km and an altitude of 550 km. According to Eno, till date there has been no news of damage from the missile.
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The North recently tested a high-thrust solid-fuel engine that experts said would enable faster and more mobile launches of ballistic missiles as it seeks to develop a new strategic weapon and expand its nuclear arsenal. And wants to accelerate missile programs. The country launched a missile a few days later.
The test, which was overseen by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, was carried out on Thursday at the country's Sohae Satellite Launching Ground, which has been used for testing rocket engines and space launch vehicles, according to the official KCNA news agency on Friday. . Missile.
Despite international sanctions and sanctions, North Korea has tested an unprecedented number of missiles this year, including an ICBM that could reach the US mainland.
North Korea tested an ICMB in November that, according to Japanese officials, had a range long enough to reach the US mainland and was just 200 kilometers off Japan's coast.
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