Flash News

Counting ends in Kukës district, DP wins 2 mandates

Egnatia is declared champion of Albania, ending Vllaznia's 24-year dream

DP leads in Kavaja against SP

Financial Times / Rama wins fourth term: the creation of a cosmetic pluralism is at risk

Neither PS, nor DP/ In Vau i Dejës, Tom Doshi's party is declared the leading force

Bota

Fear of a possible attack. North Korea fires missile into sea as US-South Korea drills continue

Politiko 2023-03-19 20:30:32

Fear of a possible attack. North Korea fires missile into sea as US-South Korea

SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile into the sea on Sunday, authorities in neighboring South Korea said, ramping up weapons-testing activity in response to ongoing U.S.-Korea military exercises. of the South. North Korea views the military drills as rehearsals for a future attack.

North Korea's continued missile tests show its determination not to back down, despite the US-South Korea drills, which are the largest of their kind in recent years. But many experts say the tests are also part of North Korea's larger objective to expand its weapons arsenal, gain international recognition of its status as a nuclear-armed country and win the lifting of international sanctions. .

The missile, launched from the Tongchangri area in the country's northwest, flew across North Korean territory before landing in waters off its east coast, South Korean and Japanese experts said. They said the missile traveled a distance of 800 kilometers, a distance that suggests this type of weapon has the capacity to hit South Korea.

Fear of a possible attack. North Korea fires missile into sea as US-South Korea

The top nuclear envoys of South Korea, Japan and the United States spoke by phone and strongly condemned the missile launch as a provocation that endangers peace on the Korean Peninsula and the region. They agreed to strengthen coordination between them to give a firm international response to North Korea's actions, South Korea's Foreign Ministry announced.

US Indo-Pacific Command said the launch of the latest missile did not pose an immediate threat to US territory or allies. But she added that it highlights the destabilizing impact of North Korea's illicit weapons programs and that the United States' commitment to North Korea and Japan remains "ironclad."

According to South Korean media reports, the United States and South Korea plan to include an American aircraft carrier in the exercises, which end this month. This suggests that tensions on the Korean Peninsula could continue for several more weeks, while North Korea is expected to continue to respond to these exercises with further weapons tests./VOA

 

Latest news