South Korea's military has announced that North Korea launched short-range ballistic missiles toward the Yellow Sea on the west side of the Korean Peninsula on the afternoon of the 9th, and several missiles may have been launched at the same time.
In South Korea, there is a view that it may be a reaction to the joint military exercises by the US and South Korean forces starting next week.
According to the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff, North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile from the vicinity of Nampo in the west toward the Yellow Sea on the west side of the Korean Peninsula around 6:20 pm on the 9th. .
It is possible that several shots were fired simultaneously.
This is the fifth missile launch since the beginning of this year, including the strategic cruise missile announced by North Korea on the 23rd of last month.
The South Korean military made the announcement about an hour and a half after the launch, and the South Korean news agency Yonhap News reported that the missile's flight was detected so briefly that it took time to analyze it.
The US and South Korean forces are scheduled to hold regular joint military exercises from next week on the 13th, assuming an emergency on the Korean Peninsula. Tadashi) said in his statement, "We maintain a posture that allows us to take appropriate, swift, and overwhelming action at any time."
The South Korean military says the North Korean military is conducting winter training, and there is a view in South Korea that the launch may be a reaction to the joint military exercises between the United States and South Korea.