THE North Korea fired what could have been a ballistic missile, the coast guard said. Japan this Sunday (27), in what would be the first test since the country with nuclear weapons performed a record number of launches in January.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff of the South Korea also reported that North Korea fired at least one “unidentified projectile” to the east, without giving further details.
Sunday’s launch came less than two weeks before a pivotal presidential election in South Korea on March 9, amid fears that North Korea could move forward with missile development while international attention is focused on the invasion of Ukraine through the Russia.
The leading conservative candidate in South Korea’s presidential election, Yoon Suk-Yeol, warned last week that North Korea could see the Ukraine crisis as “an opportunity to launch its own provocation”.
North Korea’s last test was on January 30, when it fired a Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missile, the largest weapon fired since 2017. That ended a record month of mostly short-range missile launches in January.
Amid stalled denuclearization negotiations with the U.SNorth Korea has suggested it might resume testing its long-range missiles or even nuclear weapons.
Source: CNN Brasil
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