Ballistic missile presumably fired by North Korea fell into Sea of Japan

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nkr msl99Jan 5,2022:North Korea fired at least one unidentified projectile off its east coast on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said.

The projectile was fired into the sea east of the Korean peninsula, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement. They later added that it was presumed to be a ballistic missile.
Japanese media reported that the suspected ballistic missile landed in the Sea of Japan, outside of Japanese territorial waters. Japan’s defense minister, Nobuo Kishi, told reporters that the projectile flew about 500 kilometres (310 miles).

North Korea is forbidden by international sanctions from testing ballistic missiles, but frequently carries out tests.

“Since last year, North Korea has repeatedly launched missiles, which is very regrettable,” Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told reporters.
“Our military is maintaining readiness posture in preparation for a possible additional launch while closely monitoring the situation in close cooperation with the United States,” the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.

South Korea’s National Security Council convened an emergency meeting, and said that the launch “came at a time when internal and external stability is extremely important” and called on North Korea to return to talks.



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