Government strengthens vigilance and surveillance of “North Korean provocations may escalate”

North Korea launched a series of ballistic missiles on the 2nd.

As a result of the analysis, the government has increased its vigilance, saying that tensions on the Korean Peninsula are rising and the possibility of North Korea escalating provocations, including nuclear tests, is increasing.

North Korea launched ballistic missiles in succession on the morning and evening of the 2nd.

Both are presumed to have fallen outside Japan's EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone).

The government believes that the series of launches may be a reaction to large-scale exercises conducted jointly by the US and South Korean air forces.

In addition, it emphasizes that one missile launched in the morning crossed the maritime demarcation line set by the United Nations Forces, the NLL (Northern Limit Line), and fell near South Korea's territorial waters, raising tensions on the Korean Peninsula. is expected to be seen.

For this reason, the government analyzed the trends of North Korea at the ministerial meeting of the NSC (National Security Council) and discussed countermeasures, and senior officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also shared serious concerns with senior officials in the United States and South Korea, and cooperated closely again. Confirmed.

Due to the fact that large-scale training of the US and South Korean forces is scheduled to continue until the 4th, the government has warned that the possibility of North Korea escalating provocations such as missile launches and nuclear tests is increasing. I am strengthening.

In addition to calling on North Korea to exercise self-restraint through diplomatic channels, we will continue to work closely with the United States, South Korea, and other countries to collect information and conduct warning and surveillance.