All the diplomatic posturing, the jawboning, the UN sanctions, and threats over the past three weeks has achieved absolutely nothing because as Yonhap and NHK report, North Korea has just launched an “unidentified” missile eastward from the capital Pyongyang.
“North Korea fired an unidentified missile eastward from the vicinity of Pyongyang this morning,” the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said. It added that South Korea and the United States are analyzing additional information.
Following the launch Japan has issued a missile alert to mobile phones and on national television, with the government advising people outside to take shelter immediately.
Worse, it appears that the missile has once again flown over Japan:
- NORTH KOREA MISSILE PASSES OVER JAPAN, GOVT SAYS
- N.KOREA MISSILE PASSES OVER JAPAN’S HOKKAIDO, GOVT SAYS
As NHK further adds, the missile passed over Hokkaido at 7:06am local time.
Separately, according to South Korea military, North Korea fired unidentified missile in eastern direction.
NHK adds that Japan did not attempt to shoot down the missile, while the South Korean presidential office notes that the country’s national security council will meet at 8am local time.
Developing.
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