North Korea reportedly fired two ballistic missiles off its east coast toward Japan on Wednesday, prompting the Japanese prime minister to denounce the action as “absolutely outrageous,” according to reports.
The latest missile fire from North Korea came several days after it reportedly tested newly developed long-range missiles over the weekend, reports said.
“The shootings threaten the peace and security of Japan and the region and are absolutely outrageous,” Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga told The Associated Press. “The government of Japan is determined to further intensify our vigilance and vigilance to be prepared for any unforeseen events.”
“The government of Japan is determined to further intensify our vigilance and vigilance to be prepared for any unforeseen events.”
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks in Nagasaki, Japan, on August 9, 2021. (Associated Press)
Yonhap News, of South Korea, reported the latest layoffs citing information from South Korea’s joint chiefs of staff, who were conducting an analysis of the situation, Yonhap reported.
The Associated Press initially reported that only one projectile had been fired and did not identify it as a ballistic missile, but updated its story around 1:20 a.m. on Wednesday ET, claiming that Yonhap had caused launched two ballistic missiles.
The Japanese Coast Guard said both projectiles landed in international waters between Japan and the Korean peninsula, the AP reported.
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According to the AP, South Korea’s joint chiefs of staff said in a statement that the North Korean projectile flew Wednesday to the waters off the east coast of the Korean peninsula. He gave no further details.
Wednesday’s development followed Monday’s reports of North Korean missile tests that took place last weekend, tests that ended with a one-year break in the nation’s projectile tests, the l reported. ‘AP.
People watch a television screen on Monday showing an informative program about North Korea’s long-range cruise missile tests with images in Seoul, South Korea. (Associated press)
North Korea said Monday it tested a newly developed cruise missile twice over the weekend. North Korea’s state media described the missile as a “strategic weapon of great importance,” implying that it was developed with the intent of arming them with nuclear warheads.
Many experts say the North Korean test suggested that North Korea is pushing to bolster its arms arsenal amid a deadlock in nuclear diplomacy between Pyongyang and Washington.
The latest release came when Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi was in Seoul for meetings with South Korean President Moon Jae-in and other senior officials to discuss nuclear diplomacy with the United States. North.
Moon said the South Korean government plans to hold an unplanned meeting of the national security council on Wednesday later, the AP reported.
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Talks between the United States and North Korea have stalled since 2019, when Americans rejected the U.S. demand for sanctions relief in exchange for dismantling an aging nuclear facility. The Kim government has so far rejected the Biden administration’s openings for dialogue, demanding that Washington abandon its “hostile” policies first.
The resumption of northern testing activity is likely an attempt to pressure the Biden administration over the diplomatic freeze after Kim failed to take advantage of his arsenal to reap economic benefits during Donald Trump’s presidency.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.