North Korea has allegedly fired off another intercontinental ballistic missile only days after warning the United States it would shoot down future spy aircraft.
The US and South Korea have responded to the situation by increasing their joint military drills around the peninsula. Despite this, Pyongyang has continued to carry out missile launches. In April, they tested a new ICBM they claimed was the most powerful yet. They attempted to launch a spy satellite in May, but unfortunately , it failed.
According to the Japanese Coast Guard, a missile launched from North Korea on Wednesday flew eastwards from Pyongyang for over an hour before landing in the sea west of Japan at around 11:15 am local time . South Korea's military reported that the missile covered a distance of 621 miles during its high-angled flight. Following Wednesday's launch, South Korean and US officials held a meeting where they released a statement confirming their "strengthened" joint defense.
"We strongly condemn North Korea's launch of a long-range ballistic missile as a grave provocative act that harms the peace and stability of the Korean peninsula and the international community and is a clear violation of UN Security Council resolutions," the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said., Yoon Suk-yeol, held an emergency meeting with his national security council while attending the Nato summit in Lithuania.
According to Professor Leif-Eric Easley, a North Korean expert at Ewha University in Seoul, the recent statements from Pyongyang are part of a familiar pattern. They exaggerate external threats to gain domestic support and justify their weapons tests. Easley also noted that North Korea often launches to interfere with diplomatic coordination against them, such as during the NATO summit, where leaders from South Korea and Japan were scheduled to meet.
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