SEOUL The South Korean and US militaries fired a volley of missiles into the sea in response to North Korea firing a ballistic missile over Japan, Seoul said on Wednesday, as global condemnation mounted over Pyongyang’s likely longest-ever test.Nuclear-armed North Korea fired an Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM) over Japan for the first time in five years on
North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missile toward its east coast in the direction of Japan, following joint South Korean and US missile drills .
Prime Minister Hun Sen condemned North Korea’s test-launch of a ballistic missile over Japan on October 4, saying the provocative act could exacerbate the already-tense situation on the Korean Peninsula and cause instability in the region.
reporter: north korean s testing blitz is a sign the regime is intensifying the weapons program, intermediate range ballistic missile right over japan, soaring 2,800 miles and triggering alarms for millions to take cover. the pace of testing also reminiscent of 2017, when kim jong un last did a nuclear test. u.s. officials expect another to happen soon. this satellite imagery according to maxar shows that north korea is doing construction and restoring tunnels at its main nuclear site, the same one they claim to have destroyed in 2018, during short lived diplomacy with then president trump. an emergency u.n. security council meeting yielded little, beyond accusations that china and russia who hold veto power are blocking discussion, and protecting north korea from stronger sanctions.
SEOUL: The South Korean and US militaries fired a volley of missiles into the sea in response to North Korea firing a ballistic missile over Japan, Seoul said on Wednesday, as global condemnation.