South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement that the missile was fired from the North's capital region and flew to the waters off its eastern coast.
The launch, the North's 14th round of weapons testing this year, also came six days before aSouth Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement that the missile was fired from the North's capital region and flew to the waters off its eastern coast. It said the South Korean military was monitoring possible additional weapons launches by North Korea.
Japan's Defense Ministry said North Korea had fired a possible ballistic missile without providing further details. The Japanese Coast Guard urged vessels traveling off Japanese coasts to stay away from any possible fragments. People watch a news report about North Korea's latest missile test launch, showing file video, at a train station in Seoul, South Korea, May 4, 2022.Japan's government set up an emergency task force to deal with the missile launch and noted that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, currently in Rome for talks with Italian officials, had instructed officials to do their utmost to protect the safety of the Japanese people as well as vessels and aircraft around Japan.
Observers say North Korea's unusually fast pace in weapons testing this year underscores its dual goal of advancing its missile programs and applying pressure on Washington over a deepening freeze in nuclear negotiations. They say Kim eventually aims to use his expanded arsenal to win international recognition of North Korea as a nuclear state, which he believes would help force the United States to relax international economic sanctions against his country.
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