Pyongyang regularly carries out missile tests. In mid-July, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un personally supervised the firing of the country’s newest intercontinental ballistic missile, the solid-fuel Hwasong-18.
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The Japanese Ministry of Defense accuses North Korea of having fired a probable ballistic missile on Monday July 24. The projectile fell into the sea outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone, state broadcaster NHK reported, citing government officials.
The South Korean military has confirmed the launch, according to Japanese news agency Kyodo. The latter comes shortly before the celebrations in North Korea of the 70th anniversary of the end of the Korean War (1950-1953).
Relations at rock bottom between the two Koreas
Pyongyang regularly carries out missile tests. SATURDAY, “several cruise missiles” had been launched in the Yellow Sea, between the Korean peninsula and China. In mid-July, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un personally supervised the firing of the country’s newest intercontinental ballistic missile, the solid-fuel Hwasong-18.
Relations between the two Koreas are at an all-time low, with diplomacy at a standstill. Kim Jong-un even called for an acceleration of the arms race, including tactical nuclear weapons. In response, Seoul and Washington conducted joint military exercises, incurring the ire of Pyongyang.