South Korea's military claimed that North Korea had fired two ballistic missiles early Sunday morning, raising alarm bells in Washington and its allies in Tokyo and Seoul.
According to the British news agency Reuters, South Korean officials have said that North Korea's increase in missile tests indicates that it is close to resuming nuclear tests for the first time since 2017.
North Korea has launched a missile for the seventh time in the last two weeks.
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He added that both the missiles fell outside Japan's exclusive economic zone. Officials are investigating what type of (missile) it was, but it is believed to be a submarine-launched ballistic missile.
The U.S. military says it is consulting with allies and partners after the missile launches, which it says demonstrate the destabilizing effects of North Korea's nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs. What is highlighted?
Still, the U.S. says the latest tests pose no threat to U.S. personnel or U.S. allies.
South Korean officials have said that the latest missile launch from the Muncheon region on North Korea's east coast is a serious provocation that harms peace.
On Tuesday, North Korea test-fired its longest-range ballistic missile that flew over Japan, sparking panic.
Japan's senior vice defense minister, Toshiro Ino, has said that Tokyo will not tolerate North Korea's repeated actions.
Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the nuclear ambassadors of the United States, South Korea and Japan had a telephone conversation and expressed the view that North Korea's ballistic missile launch would threaten the peace and security of the region and the international community. There is danger.
North Korea, which has conducted missile and nuclear tests in defiance of UN sanctions, said on Saturday that its missile tests were in direct self-defense against US military threats and did not harm the security of its neighbors. did not arrive
South Korea and the United States held joint naval exercises on Friday, a day after Seoul shot down fighter jets in response to North Korea's apparent bombing drills.
The United States also announced new sanctions on Friday in response to North Korea's latest missile tests.
