EKO HOT BLOG reports that North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward South Korean eastern waters, according to Seoul.
According to the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff, “North Korea launched an unknown ballistic missile into the East Sea”. They said that the launch came on Thursday, but added no further details, according to The Independent.
The launch comes only hours after North Korea’s foreign minister threatened to launch “fiercer” military responses to US activity in the region.
Foreign Minister Choe Son Hue warned in a statement that a recent US-Japan-South Korea summit accord would leave the situation on the Korean peninsula “more unpredictable.
In a joint statement, the three leaders had condemned Pyongyang’s recent missile tests.
They also vowed to work together to improve efforts to deter the secretive Communist state from further launches.
US President Joe Biden has also reaffirmed Washington’s commitment to defend Japan and South Korea, including potentially with nuclear weapons.
North Korea has consistently argued that its recent weapons testing is part of a legitimate military response to drills by US and South Korean forces.
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