Pyongyang [North Korea], June 26: On June 26, South Korea and Japan announced the discovery of North Korea launching an unidentified ballistic missile into the country's eastern sea. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said the missile was launched from an area in or around Pyongyang at about 5:30 a.m. on June 26. South Korean and US intelligence agencies are conducting detailed analysis.
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio's office also said North Korea launched an object believed to be a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan, an area located east of the Korean peninsula.
Yonhap news agency quoted an unnamed military source as saying North Korea appeared to have test-fired a hypersonic missile , but the test is believed to have ended in failure after the missile flew about 250 km. .
The launch came after North Korea criticized the arrival of the US aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt in South Korea and warned it would take "new and strong" deterrent measures against what it called "provocative actions". ".
The incident took place after North Korea criticized the US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt docking in South Korea to prepare for three-way joint exercises between the US - Japan - South Korea. Pyongyang also warned it would take "new and strong" deterrent measures against what North Korea described as "provocations".
The launch also took place a few hours after North Korea sent garbage balloons to Seoul on the evening of June 25 in retaliation for a South Korean activist releasing balloons containing leaflets criticizing leader Kim Jong-un across the border.
Source: Thanh Nien Newspaper
