North Korea launched an intercontinental ballistic missile on December 18.
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This missile can travel more than 15 thousand km, and thus is capable of reaching anywhere in Japan and the mainland of the United States of America. The missile launch took place against the backdrop of the arrival of an American nuclear submarine, which Pyongyang was very unhappy with. This was stated by Japanese Vice Minister of Defense Shingo Miyake, Reuters reported.
North Korea launched a solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile. South Korea called the incident “an act of destabilization that ignored international warnings and numerous UN Security Council resolutions.” South Korean President Yoon Suk-yol ordered improvements to the nuclear deterrent operation.
The North Korean missile launched from an area near the capital Pyongyang towards the sea off the eastern coast of North Korea and flew about 1 thousand km. The flight lasted 73 minutes and during this time the rocket reached a maximum altitude of more than 6 thousand km and fell into the sea west of Hokkaido outside the Japanese economic zone.
At the same time, with the launch of the missile, the DPRK issued a sharp statement in which it sharply condemned the arrival of a US nuclear submarine in South Korea on December 17.
Let us recall that in October North Korea threatened to launch missile attacks on all strategic assets of the United States of America located on the Korean Peninsula.
Source: Reuters
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