South Korea’s military said North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles into the sea on Wednesday in its fifth similar weapons test since January, extending a streak of weapons demonstrations and raising regional tensions. It was announced that there was.
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff announced that South Korean and U.S. militaries were analyzing a launch detected in waters northeast of the eastern coastal city of Wonsan.
South Korea’s military did not immediately reveal the exact number or distance of the missiles fired.
It was not immediately clear whether the missiles were launched from land or maritime assets.
“Our military is increasing surveillance and vigilance, working closely with U.S. partners, and closely monitoring signs of further activity by North Korea,” the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.
Experts say that North Korea is targeting rival powers in an election year in South Korea and the United States, with a long-term focus on getting Washington to accept the idea of North Korea as a nuclear power and extracting security and economic concessions. It says that it is increasing pressure on position of force.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has also abandoned his country’s long-term goal of reconciliation with its war-torn rivals, including a declaration that he would threaten to annihilate South Korea nuclearly if provoked. They have issued belligerent statements against South Korea.
In South Korea, there are concerns that Mr. Kim could possibly up the ante with a direct military provocation near the disputed western maritime border between the two Koreas, which has been the scene of deadly naval skirmishes in the past few years. There is.
Cruise missiles, which are designed to be highly maneuverable during flight like small airplanes, are part of a growing number of weapons that North Korea is developing to overwhelm missile defenses and can be launched from land and sea. It supplements the country’s vast number of ballistic missiles designed to
The launch was North Korea’s sixth missile launch event this year, which also includes the country’s first solid-fuel intermediate-range missile test on January 14, which was aimed at remote U.S. targets in the Pacific, including the military. It shows North Korea’s efforts to advance its weapons to target the United States. The center of Guam.
Earlier this year, North Korea tested a new cruise missile designed to be launched from submarines and a long-range cruise missile that could reach U.S. military bases in Japan.
The United States, South Korea, and Japan are increasing joint military exercises and strengthening their nuclear deterrence strategies.
