Reuters/Agencies/MGROnline – South Korean military North Korea launched a missile on Thursday at 10:48, flying 240km, altitude 47km, speed Mach 4, landing in waters off the east coast of the Korean peninsula. Pyongyang has warned of a strong military response to the United States and its allies.
Reuters reported today (November 17) that South Korean media reported that Pyongyang launches missiles towards the Sea of Japan The Yonhap news agency said it citing a military source in a report by German media DW. An unknown number of missiles were fired towards the Sea of Japan.
South Korea’s military said North Korea fired a missile on Thursday. Local time November 10:48 from the east of Wonsan City, the missile flew 240km, altitude 47km, speed Mach 4.
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This was further reported by the Japanese NHK The Japanese Defense Ministry confirmed the launch of the missile after noon and revealed that The missile landed in the waters of the east coast of the Korean peninsula.
Reuters pointed out that The shooting came less than two hours after North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui condemned Sunday’s summit, a joint meeting between the United States, South Korea and Japan, which leaders criticized. of Pyongyang’s arms tests and confirms greater cooperation on security matters
During the meeting, US President Joe Biden reiterated his commitment to strengthen protections to deter and defend Japan and South Korea as comprehensively as possible, including “nuclear weapons”
Cho said the three nations participated aggressively but failed to contain North Korea, but would only make it an irresistible threat. It is real and serious for these countries.
“The more eager the United States is to lead extensive deterrence against its allies, the better. These countries are increasingly provoking and bluffing their militaries. The greater North Korea’s military resistance, the more intense it will be,” Cho said in a statement.
“The United States realizes it is taking a gamble and will regret it,” he said.
Reuters reported that US and South Korean militaries have conducted missile defense exercises since North Korea’s latest test. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, the JCS, immediately condemned Pyongyang.
“We demand the immediate cessation of North Korean missile fires, which are serious provocations that undermine peace and stability,” the JCS said in a statement.