North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles on Thursday (12), South Korea’s military said, the first such launch in more than two months.
The missiles took off from Pyongyang at around 7:10 a.m. local time and flew about 360 km (220 miles) off the east coast before plunging into the sea, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said, without specifying how many were fired.
“We strongly condemn North Korea’s missile launch, which is a clear provocation that seriously threatens peace and stability on the Korean peninsula,” the South Korean military said in a statement.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who visited Seoul last week, condemned the launch and lodged a protest against North Korea.
“We continue to make every effort to monitor and cooperate with the US and South Korea,” Kishida said.
Envoys from South Korea, Japan and the United States spoke by phone and called the launch a violation of UN resolutions, Seoul’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement. They also pledged to respond to any North Korean provocation.
North Korea last fired a missile on July 1, when it said it had successfully tested a new tactical ballistic missile capable of carrying a 4.5-ton warhead.
The latest launch came days after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un vowed to produce “exponentially” more nuclear weapons and ensure they were ready for use “at any time.”
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Source: CNN Brasil
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