North Korea carried out a new ballistic missile launch in the early hours of Tuesday, November 5, as announced by the South Korean military, the second launch in five days and which occurs just hours before the US presidential elections.
“North Korea fires an unidentified ballistic missile”South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said, adding that an analysis was underway. The missile was fired from North Korea’s eastern coast into the Sea of Japan, also known as the East Sea, the South Korean military also said. Tokyo confirmed the launch and the prime minister’s office said Pyongyang had “They launched an alleged ballistic missile”.
Nuclear-armed North Korea on Thursday tested what it said was its new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the most advanced in its arsenal. It was the first show of force by Kim Jong-un’s regime since it was accused of sending thousands of troops to Russia.
Joint air exercise between South Korea, Japan and the United States
The shooting also came just hours after the defense chiefs of the United States and South Korea called on Pyongyang to withdraw its troops from Russia, where Washington says about 10,000 troops have been deployed for possible actions against Ukrainian forces.
On Sunday, South Korea, Japan and the United States held a joint aerial exercise with a heavy bomber in response to the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile. The exercise mobilized the American B-1B bomber, South Korean F-15K and KF-16 fighters, as well as Japanese F-2 fighters.
Military maneuvers between the United States and South Korea always irritate Pyongyang, which considers them a rehearsal for a future invasion of its territory.
