North Korea: Fires Three More Ballistic Missiles – One Was Intercontinental

THE North Korea launched three ballistic missiles today (3/11). missiles in the direction of the East Sea, or Sea of ​​Japan, more specifically a long-range missile from the area of ​​the capital Pyongyang and two short-range missiles from the area of ​​Kaeshon, north of the capital, announced the general staff of national defense South Korea.

The launch led, for the second time this year, to its activation Japanese missile attack emergency warning system, known as J-Alert. Residents of Miyagi, Yamagata and Niigata (central) prefectures have been advised to seek shelter indoors. However, the authorities clarified that the missile did not pass over Japanese territory.

Japan’s public broadcaster NHK reported that the missile was not destroyed by the country’s air defense systems.

The South Korean national news agency Yonhap reported that during the missile’s flight, stage separation was observed, suggesting that it was probably a long-range weapon.

The South Koreans believe it was an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test, but according to the data gathered it was a failuresaid a senior officer of the country’s armed forces.

“North Korea’s ICBM test appears to have ended in failure”, this military img told Yonhap news agency. He clarified that the failure of the test occurred during the second stage of detachment of part of the missile.

If this information is accurate, it will be Pyongyang’s seventh test launch of such a weapon this year and the first since May.

Intercontinental ballistic missiles with an effective range of 5,500 kilometers or more, often capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, are characterized.

Yesterday Wednesday (2/11), North Korea fired at least 23 missiles in an eastward and westward direction, including one that landed in the sea less than 60km off the coast of South Koreapushing President Yoon Seok-geil to talk about “invasive” in the territory of his country. It was the first time such a thing had happened since the separation of the Korean peninsula in 1945.