North Korea fired two ballistic missiles: Japan is in danger – Topky.sk

“Two unidentified ballistic missiles” were fired from the central part of the DPRK to the east, over the Sea of ​​Japan, according to the JCS. According to the Japanese Coast Guard, the missiles hit the sea between the Korean Peninsula and Japan, near Japan’s exclusive economic zone. No ships or aircraft were damaged.

The secret services of South Korea and the USA are still finding out more details about the missiles fired. Both Seoul and Tokyo have intensively tightened their monitoring of potential threats from the DPRK. “The firing of missiles has threatened the peace and security of Japan and the whole region, it is an absolutely outrageous step,” said Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. North Korea announced on Monday that it had re-launched a new type over the weekend “long-range missiles”.

According to many experts, Pyongyang, which is facing international sanctions for the development of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles, wants to use its latest tests to demonstrate its military strength. Wednesday’s missile test took place at a time when Wang I, the head of Chinese diplomacy, is in talks in Seoul.