North Korea launched a long-range ballistic
long-range ballistic missile. Reuters writes about this with reference to the
South Korean military, UNN reports.
Details
According to the Joint Chiefs of Staff
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff, the missile was launched from an area near the capital Pyongyang towards the
towards the sea off the east coast of North Korea.
The Japanese broadcaster, citing the Japanese Ministry of
Defense Ministry, reported that it could have been a long-range missile.
The international airport serving
Pyongyang is the site from which North Korea has previously launched intercontinental
ballistic missiles and is suspected to be the location of a missile assembly plant.
missile assembly plant.
Japan said that the launched intercontinental ballistic
missile was in flight for 73 minutes and during this time covered a distance of 1 thousand
km at a maximum flight altitude of 6 thousand km. When launched on a conventional
trajectory, its range can exceed 15 thousand kilometers, said the parliamentary
Vice Minister of Defense of Japan Shingo Miyake.
Context
Monday's missile launch came after North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile on Sunday
evening, North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missilethat
flew about 570 kilometers from an area near Pyongyang and landed in the ocean.
Following the launch, North Korea issued a statement condemning the United States for organizing what it called
condemning the United States for organizing what it called
"preparations for nuclear war," including the arrival of a nuclear
submarine to South Korea on Sunday.
US says DPRK missile launch undermines regional securityDecember 18 2023, 02:32 AM • 25879 views