South Korean Army Says North Korea Fired ‘Unspecified Ballistic Missile’

North Korea fired “an unspecified ballistic missile,” the latest in a series of the country’s weapons tests, the U.S. military said on Friday. South Koreawhich recently warned of preparations for a nuclear test.

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“North Korea fired an unspecified ballistic missile at the East Sea”also known as sea of Japanindicated the Joint Chiefs of Staff of South Koreawho did not provide further details.

With negotiations on the peninsula long stalled, tensions rose this year with the military test series of the country led by Kim Jong Unwhich recently declared “irreversible” its status as a nuclear power.

On Tuesday, the South Korean president, Yoon Suk-yeolsaid the North was preparing for its seventh nuclear test.

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“Looks like they’ve already completed the preparations for their seventh nuclear test”, he said during a parliamentary speech.

On Wednesday, United States, Japan and South Korea warned that such a trial would receive a “response of an unprecedented force”.

This month, North Korea fired several artillery rounds at a “buffer zone” on the maritime border that both countries had agreed in 2018 to leave out of military maneuvers.

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He also admitted that he drove “tactical nuclear exercises” simulating an attack on South Korea.

On your part, seoul in recent weeks increased military maneuvers and joint exercises with Japan and the United Stateswhich deployed a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to the peninsula.

These initiatives annoy Pyongyangwho considers them as rehearsals for an eventual invasion.

Source: Elcomercio

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