North Korea fires ballistic missiles toward the East Sea, marking its first launch in two months after recent military tensions.

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North Korea resumes missile tests, launches ballistics into East Sea

Sep 12, 2024

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By Ryan Robertson (Anchor), William Jackson (Producer), Jack Henry (Video Editor)

North Korea resumed its missile program Thursday, Sept. 12, launching several short-range ballistic missiles from Pyongyang that traveled 220 miles toward the East Sea, landing outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone. This series of launches marks North Korea’s return to missile testing after a two-month break.

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The missile tests followed an unusual incident in which North Korea sent balloons filled with trash across the border to South Korea, many of which returned due to unfavorable wind conditions.

This latest demonstration follows North Korea’s previous missile test on July 1, involving a new tactical ballistic missile said to carry a 4.5-ton warhead. The launches come amidst increasing regional tensions and are perceived as responses to international pressures and military exercises involving the United States and South Korea.

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, in close collaboration with U.S. and Japanese forces, remain on high alert for possible additional missile launches, closely monitoring the situation.

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Japanese officials, led by Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, have condemned the launches, describing them as threats to both national and international security. Japan continues to coordinate with allies to ensure rigorous monitoring and response strategies.

South Korea suggests the launches could be retaliatory, linked to recent joint military exercises with the U.S., and possibly serve as demonstrations for Russian military experts.

International responses have been swift, with nuclear envoys from South Korea, Japan, and the United States condemning the launches as violations of U.N. resolutions and pledging a coordinated response to any further provocations from North Korea.

Tags: Japan, missiles, North Korea, Nuclear weapons, South Korea, South Korean Military, U.S. military, United States

[RYAN ROBERTSON]

NORTH KOREA REMINDED THE WORLD OF ITS MISSILE PROGRAM THURSDAY, LAUNCHING SEVERAL SHORT-RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILES FROM PYONGYANG THAT SOARED 220 MILES TOWARD THE EAST SEA OUTSIDE OF JAPAN’S EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE. THIS MARKED NORTH KOREA’S RETURN TO MISSILE TESTING AFTER A TWO-MONTH HIATUS.

THE LAUNCHES FOLLOWED AN UNUSUAL EPISODE WHERE THE NORTH SENT BALLOONS FILLED WITH TRASH –AND POO–ACROSS THE BORDER, ALTHOUGH MANY RETURNED DUE TO UNFAVORABLE WINDS.

NORTH KOREA LAST CONDUCTED A MISSILE TEST ON JULY 1, LAUNCHING A NEW TACTICAL BALLISTIC MISSILE THAT THE KIM REGIME SAYS IS CAPABLE OF CARRYING A 4.5-TON WARHEAD.

THE MISSILE LAUNCH COINCIDES WITH HEIGHTENED REGIONAL TENSIONS AND FOLLOWS NORTH KOREA’S PATTERN OF RESPONDING TO INTERNATIONAL PRESSURES AND MILITARY EXERCISES BETWEEN ITS ADVERSARIES.

SOUTH KOREA’S JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF ARE ON HIGH ALERT FOR ADDITIONAL LAUNCHES AND CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE WITH U.S. AND JAPANESE FORCES TO MONITOR THE SITUATION.

JAPAN CONFIRMED THE MISSILE TRAJECTORIES, NOTING THEY REACHED ALTITUDES OF AROUND 62 MILES. JAPAN EXPRESSED STRONG CONDEMNATION OF NORTH KOREA’S ACTIONS, HIGHLIGHTING THE THREAT TO BOTH JAPAN’S SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL STABILITY, AND AFFIRMED JAPAN’S COMMITMENT TO CLOSELY COOPERATE WITH THE UNITED STATES AND SOUTH KOREA IN RESPONSE.

THE SOUTH KOREAN JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF CHARACTERIZED THE MISSILE LAUNCHES AS POTENTIAL RETALIATION AGAINST RECENT JOINT MILITARY EXERCISES WITH THE U.S., POSSIBLY SERVING ALSO AS DEMONSTRATIONS FOR RUSSIAN EXPERTS. THE SOUTH KOREAN MILITARY IS MAINTAINING HIGH ALERT FOR FURTHER PROVOCATIONS.

NUCLEAR ENVOYS FROM SOUTH KOREA, JAPAN, AND THE UNITED STATES DENOUNCED NORTH KOREA’S RECENT ACTIONS AS VIOLATIONS OF U.N. RESOLUTIONS, PLEDGING A UNIFIED RESPONSE TO FURTHER PROVOCATIONS.

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North Korea resumes missile tests, launches ballistics into East Sea

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