North Korea fires ballistic missile again after air test between Seoul and Washington

This Sunday, North Korea carried out another ballistic missile launch, which was confirmed by the General Staff of the South Korean army and the government of Japan.

The model of the rocket, which flew for an hour and landed in the Sea of ​​Japan, has not yet been specified, according to South Korea’s official Yonhap news agency.

He Japanese government This Sunday, a state of emergency was declared via the Twitter account of the office of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. This new launch, if confirmed, will take place a day after another “surprise” test. Pyongyangintercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).

It should be remembered that in response to the ICBM launch, the United States conducted military maneuvers in recent hours involving at least one B-1B strategic bomber and other military aircraft from both South Korea and Japan.

On the same Sunday, Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, accused Washington of fomenting tensions in the area through the exercise.

“How long North Korea and the Pacific will serve as a shooting range depends on the United States,” Kim said in statements, also released by Yonhap.

North Korea on Friday threatened an “unprecedented” response to an upcoming joint US-South Korean military exercise that it sees as preparation for war.

The warning came ahead of a technical meeting in Washington next week where the two allies will discuss possible responses to the North’s use of nuclear weapons.

Mode Pyongyang He has long condemned joint US-South Korean military exercises, which he considers a rehearsal for an invasion.

This is “preparation for an aggressive war,” a North Korean foreign ministry spokesman said in a statement released by state media.

Japan condemns new release

He Japanese government He condemned this “scandalous” act by North Korea in connection with the launch of the first ballistic missile that fell into the Sea of ​​Japan this Saturday.

“This launch was a scandalous act that increased the provocation against the international community,” said Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, referring to an ICBM-class ballistic missile that fell this Saturday in the Sea of ​​Japan.

Japan’s Ministry of Defense has convened a meeting of senior officials chaired by the Vice Prime Minister to review “the repeated launches of ballistic and other missiles that threaten the peace and security of our country, region and international community,” the statement said. added.