North Korea has increased the number of ballistic missile tests in the wake of recent military exercises by South Korea and the United States.
But the escalation is not only in the number of missiles it has launched, it has also increased the distance at which they can do so: up to 4,600 kilometers.
For the first time in five years, they have achieved this objective after firing a missile that has flown over the territory of Japan, putting the entire country on alert, which entrusted a part of its population to seek refuge.
This launch not only responds to the joint military exercises of South Korea and the United States, but also to an international climate marked by the war in Ukraine and the tension in Asia due to the conflict between China and Taiwan maintained by the United Nations Security Council. in a state of absolute disunity.
The communist regime in North Korea has multiplied this year ballistic missile tests.
The Hwasong-17 intercontinental missile, never tested until March, reached a height and distance far greater than any other projectile launched by Pyongyang up to that time.
This Tuesday's launch also appears to have been an intermediate-range missile "or even a longer range", according to Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada.
And it is the rocket that has traveled the longest of those launched by Pyongyang, with a maximum height of about 1,000 kilometers and a path of 4,600 kilometers, according to the Japanese Executive.