North Korea fired a medium-range ballistic missile into the East Sea.
It was the fifth missile provocation in the last ten days, equivalent to once every two days.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff said, "Today (4th) at 7:23 a.m., a missile presumed to be a medium-range ballistic missile that was launched from the Mupyong-ri area of Jagang Province and passed through Japan in the eastern direction was detected."
Military authorities are analyzing specific specifications such as range, altitude, and speed.
In the past four armed provocations, the focus has been on short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) launches, and further raised the level of provocations with intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) launches.
Previously, North Korea fired one short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) from the Taecheon area of North Pyongan Province on the 25th of last month, two missiles from the Sunan area in Pyongyang on the 28th, two missiles from the Suncheon area in South Pyongan Province on the 29th, and two missiles each from the Pyongyang Sunan area on the 1st. It was launched into the East Sea.
North Korea has recently launched missiles, varying in flight altitude, distance, speed, etc., in several types, such as the North Korean version of the Iskander (KN-23), the North Korean version of the Atacms (KN-24), and the super-large multiple rocket launcher (KN-25). SRBM is analyzed as a trial evaluation.