North Korea fired an unidentified projectile towards the east on Saturday, South Korea’s military chiefs said.
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This launch comes three days after the firing of a missile, while warnings about the possibility of a resumption of nuclear tests from Pyongyang are increasing.
“North Korea has fired at least one projectile towards the East Sea”, also called the Sea of Japan, the South Korean general staff announced on Saturday.
According to the Japanese Coast Guard, citing their Ministry of Defense, Pyongyang launched an object “likely to be a ballistic missile”.
The firing is the 15th show of force for the nuclear-armed country this year.
On Wednesday, Pyongyang launched what Seoul and Tokyo described as a ballistic missile, but North Korean state media, which usually reports on the weapons tests, did not report on it.
Despite harsh international sanctions on its weapons program, North Korea has sharply stepped up its testing and rejected any calls for dialogue from the United States.
This new shooting comes before the entry into office on Tuesday of the new South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol, favorable to the relationship of forces with the North.