Pyongyang [North Korea], January 4 (ANI): North Korea on Sunday fired a number of ballistic missiles in the direction of the East Sea, South Korea’s army mentioned, marking Pyongyang’s first weapons check of the yr, Yonhap News reported.
According to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), the missiles have been launched from areas close to Pyongyang at round 7:50 am native time. The launches have been detected as regional safety remained on alert.
‘Our army maintains a agency readiness posture whereas intently sharing North Korean ballistic missile info with the U.S. and Japan sides amid a heightened surveillance posture towards further launches,’ the JCS mentioned in an announcement.
The missile launch got here at a delicate second, as South Korean President Lee Jae Myung was making ready to depart for Beijing for summit-level talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The timing additionally coincided with heightened international tensions following US President Donald Trump’s announcement that Washington had captured Venezuelan chief Nicolas Maduro throughout a large-scale army operation.
North Korea’s final missile check came about on November 7, when it fired a short-range ballistic missile in the direction of the East Sea. That launch was the sixth ballistic missile check performed by Pyongyang final yr.
North Korea has repeatedly used missile launches to sign opposition to what it sees as hostile actions by the United States and its allies, typically finishing up such checks during times of heightened worldwide rigidity, Yonhap News
Earlier, in October, North Korea displayed new hypersonic and long-range nuclear missiles throughout a big army parade in Pyongyang on Friday night time to mark the eightieth anniversary of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea, Yonhap News reported, citing state media.
The parade came about in Kim Il Sung Square and showcased two main weapons the Hwasong-11Ma hypersonic missile and the Hwasong-20 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which North Korean state media described because the nation’s ‘strongest nuclear weapons.’ (ANI)