North Korea continued its ballistic missile tests on the last day of 2022, in the first hours of the new year. The Japanese government sent a diplomatic protest to North Korea after this move. The Kyodo agency described the trial as “unusual”.
SOUTH KOREA ANNOUNCED
According to the South Korean General Staff, a short-range ballistic missile was launched from the Ryongsong region at around 02:50 local time.
Accordingly, the ballistic missile launched in the direction of the Sea of Japan (East Sea) crashed into the sea after traveling 400 kilometers in the air.
“Our military maintains a solid readiness posture based on their ability to respond very forcefully to North Korean provocations,” the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement. it was said.
TENSION WITH JAPAN
Japanese Defense Minister Hamada Yasukazu confirmed that the missile, which reached an altitude of about 100 kilometers, fell outside the Japanese exclusive economic zone.
The Japanese government sent a diplomatic protest to North Korea through the Japanese Embassy in Beijing after the missile tests.
NO ONE EXPECTED
The official Kyodo agency reported that it was unusual for the North Korean administration to test the missile at the beginning of the year.
The US Indo-Pacific Command also reported that the trial drew attention to the “destabilizing effects” of North Korea’s illegal weapons program.
THEY Spent THE LAST DAY WITH THE MISSILE TRIAL
Japan and South Korea announced that North Korea conducted short-range ballistic missile tests on the last day of 2022.
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