The North Korean Army launched an “unidentified shell” that “is believed to have failed immediately after takeoff,” the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) reported today.
Shortly after Japan alerted to the test of what it believes to be a ballistic missile, the JCS explained in a brief statement that the launch took place around 9:30 local time in the Sunan area, where Pyonyang Airport is located and from where the regime carried out two launches on February 27 and March 5.
Washington, Seoul and Tokyo claim that these two previous tests in Sunan aim to test new ICBM technology
Previously, the Ministry of Defense of Japan said it had information indicating that North Korea appeared to have launched a new ballistic missile, a spokesman for the aforementioned portfolio told public broadcaster NHK.
The Ministry is collecting more information and investigating whether this possible launch may cause any harm to Japan, while the military authorities.
If the launch is confirmed, it could be a test aimed at testing ICBM technology, as reported by Washington and Seoul, who believe that the last two North Korean tests of 27 February and 5 March had that objective.
North Korea has carried a series of unidentified missile launches into the Sea of Japan (also called the East Sea), which have intensified since the beginning of 2022.
The last of these tests was carried out at the beginning of March. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) then reported the launch of the ninth shell so far this year by Pyongyang in a brief statement sent to journalists without giving any further details about the maneuver.
In recent years, the Kim Jong-un regime in North Korea has tested increasingly sophisticated projectiles (including hypersonic missiles) that are difficult to identify and likely to intercept for countries in the region.
Under Trump's successor Joe Biden, the United States has repeatedly declared its willingness to meet with North Korean representatives, an offer Pyongyang has rejected.
Experts point out that Pyongyang could use its next key date, the 110th anniversary of the birth of the late former leader Kim Il Sung on April 15, to conduct a major arms test. Recent satellite images analyzed by the specialized website 38 North suggest that the country may be preparing a military parade to show its weapons on the occasion of the important anniversary.
(With information from AFP and EFE)
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