Pyongyang fired a ballistic missile again on Friday, the South Korean military said. The projectile appears to have fallen back into the sea, west of Japan.
North Korea launched a new ballistic missile on Friday morning, the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) announced. at Yonhap News Agency. According to the South Korean military, the ballistic missile launched towards the East Sea could be an intercontinental ballistic missile, reports Yonhap.
This missile “seems to have fallen back into our EEZ west of Hokkaido,” Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced more than an hour after launch, denouncing the “absolutely unacceptable” launch.
The Prime Minister clarified that no damage to ships or planes had been reported.
Threats
Thursday, Pyongyang had already fired a ballistic missile in that direction. And in recent weeks, the Kim Jong Un regime has increased its threats against Seoul, including the launch of an intercontinental missile in early November.
North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui condemned recent meetings between Western leaders over Pyongyang, saying they are “entering the situation on the Korean peninsula into an unpredictable phase”.
The more Washington tries to strengthen its security alliance with Tokyo and Seoul, “the fiercer the DPRK’s military response will be,” Choe said.