Seoul [South Korea], March 19 (ANI): Amid the continued navy drills between the US and South Korea, Pyongyang has fired a short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) in the direction of the East Sea on Sunday, Yonhap News Agency reported citing the South Korean navy.
According to the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), the Tongchang-ri space on the nation’s west coast is residence to Pyongyang’s major long-range rocket launch pad. The JCS claimed to have detected the launch at round 11:05 am.
The provocation from North Korea got here amid the continued navy drills between Seoul and Washington. The 11-day drills will conclude on Thursday.
As per Yonhap News Agency, the JCS of the South Korean navy knowledgeable reporters through textual content message saying, “Our military is maintaining a full readiness posture in close cooperation with the United States” whereas stepping up monitoring and vigilance in anticipation of potential additional launches.
This is just not the primary time North Korea has launched a missile in the direction of the East Sea, leading to a surge in rigidity throughout the area.
The North launched an intercontinental ballistic missile referred to as the Hwasong-17 final week.
It got here after two short-range ballistic missile launches on Tuesday and two days earlier than, when it claimed two “strategic cruise missiles” have been launched from a submarine, reported Yonhap News Agency.
Moreover, the launch of the ICBM passed off simply hours earlier than a summit between Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in Tokyo, the place it was determined to strengthen safety cooperation in response to the North’s increasing nuclear and missile threats.
Concerns have continued that the North may use the allies’ train as a pretext to launch main provocations, reminiscent of an ICBM launch and even a nuclear check. (ANI)