SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired a ballistic missile towards the North’s japanese waters Saturday morning, South Korea‘s army mentioned.
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Employees gave no additional particulars on the launch, reminiscent of the precise sort of weapon Pyongyang launched or how far it travelled.
It’s the newest in a barrage of weapons checks by North Korea this 12 months. Some consultants say North Korea is in search of to excellent its weapons expertise and increase its leverage in future dealings with the USA.
Saturday’s launch got here 5 days after North Korea allegedly flew drones into South Korea’s airspace for the primary time since 2017.