North Korea fires an unidentified missile into the Sea of ​​Japan

North Korea fires unidentified projectile, Tokyo admits it’s a ballistic missile

The launch was announced by the South Korean military. In Japan, they believe that the projectile may be a ballistic missile. This is the fourth launch of the DPRK this year.

North Korea fired an unidentified projectile into the Sea of ​​Japan informs Yonhap news agency, citing the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff.

How writes Japanese Kyodo referring to the Japanese Coast Guard, the projectile may be a ballistic missile. After launch, it likely fell into the sea, the agency said. Newspaper Yomiuri notesthat the Coast Guard requires ships on voyages to report all items that have fallen into the sea.

Yonhap writes that this is the fourth “show of force” by the DPRK. North Korea launched its first launch of 2022 on January 5, the second on January 11, and the third on January 14.

Against the backdrop of launches, the United States on January 13 proposed imposing new UN sanctions against the DPRK. The US permanent mission to the organization noted that each launch violates UN Security Council resolutions, adding that there have been six launches since September (the launch on Sunday was the eighth).