According to South Korean and Japanese sources, North Korea has once again fired a missile towards the open sea.
As the Japanese coast guard and the South Korean military announced on Wednesday morning (local time), it was probably a ballistic missile. Ballistic missiles can – depending on their design – be equipped with a nuclear warhead. North Korea is subject to international sanctions because of its nuclear weapons and missile program. Launches and even tests of ballistic missiles of any range are prohibited in the isolated country by UN resolutions. However, the leadership in Pyongyang repeatedly ignores these bans.
According to the South Korean military, North Korea fired around ten missiles into the open sea just a few days ago. These were presumably short-range ballistic missiles. The missiles fell into the sea between the Korean peninsula and Japan. According to information from the Japanese government, the missile tested on Wednesday also landed in the sea outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone. No further details were initially given.
