New attack from Pyongyang.
North Korea fired an "unidentified projectile" on Thursday, the South Korean army announced on March 24, Pyongyang thus extending a series of numerous launches since the beginning of the year.
"North Korea fired an unidentified projectile eastward," South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.
The Japanese Coast Guard has issued a warning message to ships about what is believed to be "a ballistic missile that was fired from North Korea".
Pyongyang has been abiding by a self-imposed moratorium on testing intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and nuclear weapons since leader Kim Jong-un embarked on a series of high-profile diplomatic meetings with the then US president. , Donald Trump, in 2018.
The "monster missile"
The talks broke down, and efforts by current US President Joe Biden to open new negotiations have failed to break diplomacy's deadlock.
Pyongyang began hinting in January that it might break the moratorium and conducted a record number of weapons tests in the first quarter, firing hypersonic missiles and medium-range ballistic missiles, both banned.
According to the South Korean military, North Korea fired a ballistic missile last week, but the test ended in total failure.
Analysts have speculated that the misfire was a Hwasong-17, nicknamed the "monster missile", an ICBM that has never been launched.
The North appears to have fired multiple rocket launchers on Sunday.
With AFP
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