North Korea said that the missile it launched over Japan on the 4th of this month was "a new type of surface-to-surface, medium- and long-range ballistic missile," and that it would "send a stronger and clearer warning to the enemy." It was revealed that the launch was based on the decision of the Labor Party.
General Secretary Kim Jong-un emphasized a confrontational stance against Japan, the United States, and South Korea, stating, "We will take all military countermeasures if necessary."
On the 4th of this month, North Korea launched a ballistic missile from an inland area toward the east, and according to the Ministry of Defense, after passing over Aomori Prefecture, Japan's EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone), about 3,200 kilometers east of Japan. presumed to have fallen outside the
North Korea specifically mentioned this for the first time in the Rodong Sinmun, the official newspaper of the Workers' Party of Korea dated 10th, stating, "A new surface-to-surface medium-range long-range ballistic missile is set in the Pacific Ocean 4,500 kilometers away across the Japanese archipelago. It hit the designated target water area."
It also said that the launch was based on the party's Central Military Commission's decision to "address the unstable situation on the Korean Peninsula and send a stronger and clearer warning to the enemy."
The paper features a missile rising from a mobile launch pad while spouting flames, and a photo of General Secretary Kim Jong-un staring at a monitor displaying a trajectory passing over Japan.
The series of launches was part of the training of the Korean People's Army's tactical nuclear operation unit that took place from the 25th to the 9th of last month in line with the joint training that the United States deployed a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in the Sea of Japan and conducted with Japan and South Korea. I'm assuming.
Kim emphasized his confrontational stance against the three countries of Japan, the United States, and South Korea, stating, "We will closely monitor the enemy's military movements and, if necessary, take all necessary military countermeasures." did.