Japan’s Ministry of Defense analyzed that a ballistic missile launched by North Korea into the East Sea landed outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
According to NHK, Japan’s Ministry of Defense announced on the 14th that North Korea launched a ballistic missile from North Korea’s inland toward the northeast at approximately 2:53 p.m.
According to the Ministry of Defense, the missile had a maximum altitude of over 50 km, flew at least 500 km over the East Sea, and landed outside Japan’s EEZ.
It is said that no cases of damage to Japanese ships or aircraft have been reported due to this launch.
However, Japan’s analysis differs from the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff’s announcement that the North Korean missile landed in the East Sea after flying about 1,000 km.
Our military is leaving open the possibility that the ballistic missile in question is a hypersonic missile or a new intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) or near-medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) using a solid fuel propulsion system.
North Korea launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from Pyongyang to the East Sea on December 18 last year. Afterwards, missile-related provocations were suspended, but resumed today after about a month.
The Japanese government stated that it sternly protested and strongly condemned North Korea’s actions, saying, “It threatens the peace and stability of Japan, the region, and the international community, violates UN Security Council resolutions, and is a serious issue related to public safety.”
He emphasized, “To protect the lives and property of the people, we will continue to work closely with the United States and South Korea to do our best to collect and analyze information, and to provide security and surveillance.”
Japan’s Ministry of Defense announced the launch of a ‘presumed ballistic missile’ at around 2:57 p.m., immediately after North Korea’s ballistic missile launch. It was announced that the estimated ballistic missile appeared to have fallen at 3:11 p.m., 14 minutes later.
As soon as the launch became known, the Korea Coast Guard asked ships sailing to exercise caution. The Japanese government convened an emergency meeting with officials from the crisis management center in the Tokyo Prime Minister’s Office to collect relevant information and confirm the damage situation.
On this day, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who visited Kanazawa City, an area affected by the Noto Peninsula earthquake, met with reporters and instructed, “We will provide appropriate information to the public, ensure the safety of ships, and make every effort to respond to unexpected situations.” revealed.
Source: Donga
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