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North Korea launched this Sunday 8 short-range ballistic missiles towards the Sea of Japan (called the East Sea in Korea), reported the report. the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) in a statement, while still analyzing the launch.
The South Korean military noted The shots were fired between 9:08 and 9:43 local time (0:08 and 0:43 GMT) from the Sunan area of the capital, Pyongyang, according to the text. >
“While our military strengthens vigilance for possible new launches, it maintains a posture of full readiness while cooperating closely with the United States,” the JCS said.
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The National Security Council of South Korea called A meeting was held in response to the North Korean weapons test, the third since President Yoon Suk-yeol took office. He came to power on May 10.
Today’s is the eighteenth weapons test of these characteristics carried out by Pyongyang, which has a record number of tests in so far this year, and it comes after on May 25 he shot as a testwhat is believed to have been an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and two short-range ballistic missiles.
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That launch came just after U.S. President Joe Biden, concluded his first Asian tour in Japan, which also took him to Japan. He went to South Korea, where the international agenda was focused on addressing Pyongyang’s weapons challenges.
The North Korean missile launches come at a time of particular tension. between North Korea, its neighboring countries and also with the US, whose denuclearization negotiations with the regime have been stalled since 2019.
The South Korean and US governments have also weeks pointing to an imminent Pyongyang nuclear test, that it would have already completed preparations for it.