The North Korean country conducted an experiment this morning (Wednesday) in which it launched an intercontinental missile and two more short-range missiles toward the sea, just hours after US President Joe Biden left the area and announced that his country would "continue to defend "Allies are facing threats from North Korea."
The Sky News reported that senior South Korean military officials claimed that the launch - which lasted about an hour - took place near the western city of Pyongyang, and that the ballistic missile managed to reach an altitude of 540 km and sail 360 km before falling into the sea.
Following this, the South Korean government issued a statement saying it was ready to "respond forcefully and effectively to any type of North Korean provocation. The ongoing provocations will have only one result: to bring about integrated, stronger and faster deterrence, of South Korea and the United States" and to deepen North Korea's international isolation. ".
Japanese Defense Minister Novo Kishi also referred to the launches and described them as a "completely provocative and unnecessary move".
The minister even accused Pyongyang of continuing to develop its weapons while "ignoring the suffering of its people in light of the spread of corona in the country" - while North Korea itself claims the recent weakening of the virus.
As you may recall, Biden visited South Korea this week and met in Seoul with his South Korean counterpart Ion Suk-Yaul.
During the meeting, the two agreed, among other things, on conducting military exercises aimed at deterring North Korea from stepping up its weapons tests, and Biden even warned that the United States "is prepared for anything North Korea does."
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