The Ministry of Defense announced on the morning of the 3rd that at least three ballistic missiles were launched from North Korea.
One of these is likely to be an ICBM = intercontinental ballistic missile class.
In addition, information was announced by J-Alert (National Instantaneous Warning System) etc. that it passed over Japan, but it is said that it did not actually cross the Japanese archipelago.
According to the Ministry of Defense, at least three ballistic missiles were launched from North Korea toward the east from 7:00 am to 8:00 am on the 3rd.
Of these, the one launched from the vicinity of the west coast at around 7:39 a.m. reached a maximum altitude of about 2,000 km and a flight distance of about 750 km, and fell into the Sea of Japan outside Japan's EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone). is.
It is said that there is a possibility that this missile is an ICBM = intercontinental ballistic missile class.
In addition, two ballistic missiles were launched from inland areas at around 8:39 and 8:48 a.m. Both had a maximum altitude of about 50 km and a flight distance of about 350 km. It is said that it fell near the east coast of the Korean Peninsula outside the .
Apart from these three ballistic missiles, the government announced that from around 7:50 am to around 8:00 am, missiles were launched from North Korea targeting Miyagi, Yamagata, and Niigata prefectures with J-Alert, the nationwide instantaneous warning system. , announced information that it is believed to have passed over the sky.
The Ministry of Defense said that it was confirmed that what was detected as possibly flying over the Japanese archipelago actually did not cross the Japanese archipelago and disappeared from the radar over the Sea of Japan, and whether it was a missile or not. We are proceeding with detailed analysis.
Since the end of September, North Korea has been launching ballistic missiles one after another, and the Ministry of Defense continues to be vigilant.