The US confirmed that North Korea’s missile tests today do not pose a direct threat to Washington or its allies.
“The missile launches highlight the destabilizing impact of North Korea’s illegal weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missiles,” she added.
The statement stressed that the United States is committed to protecting South Korea and Japan.
Earlier today, the South Korean military said North Korea had fired three ballistic missiles seaward east of the Korean Peninsula.
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said three short-range ballistic missiles were fired from North Hwanghae Province, south of the capital (Pyongyang).
The Japanese Coast Guard also said that North Korea had launched what could be a ballistic missile and sent a notice of another missile, while the Japan Radio and Television Corporation said that the second missile launched by North Korea appeared to landed outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone. zone.
The launch is the latest in an unprecedented series of missile tests carried out by North Korea this year as Pyongyang continues to develop weapons amid rumors that it may conduct a nuclear test for the seventh time.
