Defense Minister Kishi said that North Korea flew 1,500 kilometers in a long-range cruise missile launch test and hit the target, saying that it would threaten the peace and security of the region in fact, and cooperated with the United States and South Korea. He expressed his intention to promote alert monitoring and information gathering.
Experts and others said that North Korea's state media reported on the 13th that it had hit a target 1500 km away in a newly developed long-range cruise missile launch test, and it is possible to fly as announced. It has been pointed out that if this is the case, almost the entire country of Japan will be within range, which poses a new threat.
Regarding this, Defense Minister Kishi said at a press conference after the Cabinet meeting, "If it is a fact, it threatens the peace and security of the region, and I am concerned. We will work closely together to monitor alerts, "he said, and expressed his intention to proceed with information gathering and analysis.
Then, while the reporters asked, "Is the threat increasing?", "Including whether or not this missile launch was successful, due to the nature of the matter, the content of each specific information is evaluated. Withhold. "