North Korea launches a short-range missile at Japan

Posted on 12/31/2022 5:57 PM

(Credit: KCNA VIA KNS/AFP)

the North Korea On Sunday (Saturday afternoon, 12/31, in Brazil), a short-range ballistic missile was launched in the Sea of Japan, according to what was reported by the Yonhap news agency on the South Korean military.

release this Rocket And the South Korean agency stated that this is the second in a few days and it was carried out from the Yeongseong district in the capital, Pyongyang.

Military tensions on the Korean Peninsula escalate in 2022, a year during which Pyongyang has conducted several ballistic tests, including intercontinental missile launches.

The North Korean military had already fired three short-range missiles on Saturday, a day after the South Korean military launched a solid-fuel space rocket.

This week also saw the intrusion of three North Korean drones into South Korean airspace.

The raid on Monday was the first of its kind in five years and prompted the deployment of fighter jets and attack helicopters from South Korea.

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