The North Korean Army fired an “unidentified shell” that was believed to have failed shortly after takeoff, the South Korean Joint Chief of Staff (JCS) reported today.
Shortly after Japan warned the test about what it considers to be a ballistic missile, the JCS explained in a brief statement that the launch occurred around 9:30 local time in the Suan area where Pyongyang Airport is located and where the regime carried out two launches on February 27 and March 5.
Washington, Seoul, and Tokyo claim that these two previous tests in Suan aim to test new ICBM technologies.
Earlier, the Japanese Ministry of Defense said there is information that North Korea appears to have launched a new ballistic missile. A spokesperson for the aforementioned portfolio told the public broadcaster NHK.
The Ministry of Education is gathering more information and investigating whether these launches could harm Japan, and military authorities are.
If the launch is confirmed, the last two North Korean tests on February 27 and March 5 could be tests aimed at testing ICBM technology, as reported by Washington and Seoul, who believe they have that goal.
North Korea has carried out a series of unidentified missile launches into the Sea of Japan (also known as the Sea of Japan), which has intensified since the beginning of 2022.
The last test was conducted in early March. The Joint Chief of Staff (JCS) reported that Pyongyang has released its ninth shell by this year in a brief statement sent to journalists without giving details about the maneuver.
In recent years, North Korea's Kim Jong-un regime has tested increasingly sophisticated projectiles (including supersonic missiles) that make it difficult to identify countries in the region and are likely to intercept them.
Under Trump's successor Joe Biden, the United States has repeatedly declared its willingness to meet with representatives of North Korea, and Pyongyang refused.
Experts point out that Pyongyang could carry out a major weapon test using the following key date, which is the 110th anniversary of the birth of the former leader Kim Il Sung on April 15. Recent satellite images analyzed by the specialized website 38 North suggest that the country may be preparing a military parade to show weapons on the occasion of an important anniversary.
(Including information from AFP and EFE)
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