While Washington viewed these launches as a danger to the international community and Seoul pledged to take “strong” countermeasures, North Korea declared on Thursday that its latest missile tests are a “counter-measure” for the US and South Korean forces’ combined military drills.
The combined military drills between South Korea and the United States, according to the North Korean Foreign Ministry, “are the right action by the Korean People’s Army against these missile tests,” the ministry stated in a statement.
According to “AFP,” she also said that these drills “create an increase of military tensions on the Korean peninsula.”
The isolated communist nation has long perceived the American and southerners’ actions as the “prelude to an invasion.”
“Recent experience information
Earlier on Thursday, Pyongyang fired two short-range ballistic missiles in the direction of Japan and its east coast.
With the firing of these two missiles, North Korea has now tested six missiles in less than two weeks.
The test was confirmed by the Japanese government and the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the South Korean military.
In reaction to Pyongyang’s most recent missile tests, the US aircraft carrier made its way back to the area as the two missiles were launched.
US statement
The most recent missile launches conducted by North Korea were swiftly denounced by the US.
According to a representative for the US State Department, the tests pose a threat to the surrounding countries as well as the international community and violate UN Security Council resolutions.
According to “Reuters,” the official emphasised that Washington is dedicated to the diplomatic approach and urges on the residents of the north to engage in discussion.
South Korean declaration
The recent tests toward the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan, were harshly denounced in a statement by the South Korean Presidential National Security Council.
He issued a strong warning to North Korea to stop its recent behaviour.
According to the statement, President Yoon Seok-yeol was informed of the missile launch immediately and the National Security Council met.
The UN Security Council met to discuss the situation at the same time as the North Korean tests.
Fumio Kishida, the prime minister of Japan, said of the incident: “This is the sixth time in such a short period (…) This is very intolerable.”
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