Summary The launches suggested how North Korea could pose a more serious threat than the past
WEB DESK (Dunya News) – The launch of Ballistic missiles by North Korea has raised new concerns about the threat to its neighbours as the launch also incited South Korean security officials to call for the early deployment of an advanced American missile defense system.
South Korean military spokesperson revealed that the missiles took off from Tongchang-ri, in northwest North Korea, and flew an average of 620 miles while falling into the sea between North Korea and Japan.
The analysts in Japan have professed that the launches suggested how North Korea could pose a more serious threat than the past.
On the other hand, North Korea revealed that the missile launch was part of training for a strike on US bases in Japan.
Moreover, the North’s Korean Central News Agency revealed that the launches were timed to counter a joint United States-South Korean military exercise.
While comprehending the complexity of the situation, Japan and the United States have requested an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council to discuss the launches.
