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The launch came an hour after at least 10 North Korean planes flew near the border with its southern neighbor. The frequency of projectiles launched is a concern as it may be preparing to resume nuclear bomb tests, suspended since 2017.
Tension on the peninsula increased after the launch of a new missile, the ninth in the last twenty days, and the flight of about ten North Korean warplanes near the southern border.
The short-range missile was launched from the east coast into the Yellow Sea.
As for the military flights, Seoul immediately condemned the event, specifically the South Korean National Security Council, which pointed out this maneuver as a violation of the bilateral military pact that prohibits “hostile acts” in the border area.
The devices were detected 25 kilometers north of the military demarcation line, in its central part, and about 12 kilometers from the northern demarcation.
The events occurred after the state media KCNA released images of Kim Jong Un supervising the launch of two cruise missiles. The outlet cited the country’s armed forces, justifying their actions as “strong military countermeasures” in response to artillery fire drills lasting almost ten hours.
In reciprocity, the south also moved air teams near the border.
Southern and allied reaction
The reactions by the South Korean president were immediate. He claimed that he was working to build an unshakable stance against provocations coming from the north.
For its part, Japan protested in the voice of its Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada.
“This series of acts by North Korea threatens the peace and security of our country, the region and the world, and we can never accept them,” Hamada told reporters.
Meanwhile, the US Indo-Pacific Command claimed to be aware of the situation. He stressed that the launch “does not represent an immediate threat to the personnel or territory of the United States” or to its allies. According to the high command, the monitoring of the launches that it described as “destabilizing” will continue.
In the context of this continuous firing by North Korea, it is feared that it will resume its nuclear tests, suspended since 2017. It is also not expected that they will make any use of projectiles after October 16, the date on which the nuclear test will begin. congress of the Communist Party of China, the main political meeting of its most important ally.
With Reuters and EFE
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