North Korea Fires ICB-Missile Over Japan Escalating Tensions

North Korea Fires ICB-Missile Over Japan Escalating Tensions

North Korea Fires ICB-Missile Over Japan Escalating Tensions.

North Korea Fires ICB-Missile Over Japan Escalating Tensions

In what appears to be tests of weapons designed to strike critical targets in regional U.S. allies, North Korea on Tuesday fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile over Japan, escalating tensions within the region.

According to media reports, this is the most significant missile test carried out by North Korea since January, when it fired the Hwasong-12 intermediate-range missile capable of reaching the U.S. territory of Guam.

It is also the first time a North Korean missile has flown over Japan since 2017.

The Japanese prime minister’s office said at least one missile fired from North Korea flew over Japan and was believed to have landed in the Pacific Ocean.

Fox News reports that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said, “the firing, which followed a recent series of launches by North Korea, is a reckless act and I strongly condemn it.”

He also said he will convene a National Security Council to discuss the situation.

Meanwhile, Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said there have been no immediate reports of damage after North Korea’s missile launch, noting that the missile landed in waters outside the country’s exclusive economic zone after a 22-minute flight.

Japanese authorities issued a “J-alert” to residents in northeaster regions to evacuate to buildings nearby, the first such alert since 2017. Trains were temporarily suspended in Japan’s Hokkaido and Aomori regions before their operations were resumed after a government notice that the North Korean missile appeared to have landed in the Pacific.


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