South Korean army says ‘unidentified projectile’ fired from Pyongyang

North Korea fired an “unidentified” projectile off its east coast on Thursday, South Korea’s military headquarters said Thursday. Since the beginning of the year, Pyongyang has carried out a series of launches. New attack from Pyongyang. North Korea fired an “unidentified projectile” on Thursday, the South Korean army announced Thursday, March 24, Pyongyang thus extending a series of numerous launches since the beginning of the year. “North Korea fired a unidentified projectile to the east,” the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement. The Japanese Coast Guard issued a warning to ships about what would be “a ballistic missile believed to have been fired from North Korea.” Pyongyang has been abiding by a self-imposed moratorium on testing intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and nuclear weapons since leader Kim Jong-un embarked on a series of high-profile diplomatic meetings with then-US President Donald Trump in 2018. The “monster missile” talks failed and current US President Joe Biden’s efforts to open new negotiations have failed. not allowed to take diplomacy out of the stalemate. Pyongyang began hinting in January that it might break the moratorium and conducted a record number of weapons tests in the first quarter, firing hypersonic missiles and medium-range ballistic missiles, both banned. According to the South Korean military, North Korea fired a ballistic missile last week, but the test ended in total failure. Analysts said the failed launch was a Hwasong-17, nicknamed the “monster missile”, an ICBM that has never been launched. The North seems to have fired multiple rocket launchers on Sunday. With AFP