North Korea launches 3 ballistic missiles
North Korea fired three ballistic missiles towards the east on Wednesday, a day after US President Joe Biden concluded the Asia Summit that highlighted the United States' security commitment to Seoul and Tokyo.
The South Korean Army's General Staff said the first was an intercontinental ballistic missile, traveling about 360 km at an altitude of 540 km.
It is noteworthy that the missiles, with the ability to cover distances of more than 5,500 km, are considered intercontinental ballistic missiles.
It was not clear at first whether North Korea had deliberately limited the missile's flight distance to hundreds of kilometres.
On the other hand, the other two missiles are short-range ballistic missiles.
North Korea launched the three missiles toward the Sea of Japan (also known as the East Sea), from the Sunan region of Pyongyang at around 6 am.
For its part, the Japanese Ministry of Defense also confirmed that North Korea had launched three missiles, saying that at least two were ballistic and that the third was still under analysis, according to Kyodo News.
Meanwhile, the US Indo-Pacific Command said it was aware of the multiple launches and was "evaluating and consulting closely with its allies and partners."
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