North Korea launched 3 ballistic missiles into the Sea of ​​Japan, South Korean military report

North Korea launched this Saturday morning three new ballistic missiles short-range aircraft into the Sea of ​​Japan, also known as the East Sea, all one day after Seoul successfully launched a solid-fueled space launch.

The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff reported that it detected three projectiles fired by North Korea from Junghwa county, in North Hwanghae, around 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 31 (local time), according to the Yonhap news agency.

Junghwa County is located about 60 kilometers south of Pyongyangand there have been few reports of ballistic missile-related activity from that area.

With all south korean army It is still analyzing the launch specifications for the distance of the flight, the altitude and the speed of the missiles, although they have already condemned the performance of Pyongyang.

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“Our Armed Forces maintain a posture of full readiness while cooperating closely with the United States and strengthening vigilance and surveillance,” the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.

The release by North Korea It comes eight days after he fired two solid-propelled short-range ballistic missiles (SRMB) from the province of Pyongyang.

Likewise, on December 25, five drones invaded South Korean airspace and one of them reached the north of seoul and then return.

So far this year, North Korea has fired around 70 ballistic missiles. Including eight intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM), and three cruise missiles, according to the aforementioned agency.

This new test by the Pyongyang further escalates tensions in the region after North Korea has launched dozens of ballistic missiles in recent weeks in tests prohibited by UN Security Council resolutions, in response to US-Korean military maneuvers that it considers a test of invasion.

United States, as well as the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has shared its evidence that it is “probable” that North Korea will carry out a nuclear missile test, the first since 2017, after having observed an escalation of tension in recent weeks.

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