this is The fourth time only in march, that the north koreans have fired the projectiles in addition to The Japanese Sea.
north Korea has an early Sunday morning local time popping it, there seems to be two short-range ballistic missiles out over The Japanese Sea.
the Projectiles landed in the sea off North korea’s east coast.
It informs sources from South korea’s and Japan’s military.
According to south Korea were the two projectiles fired from the coastal city of wonsan. They managed to fly 230 kilometers at an altitude of 30 kilometres before they landed in the sea.
Japan’s defense ministry estimates that there is talk about ballistic missiles.
In the event that there is talk about ballistic missiles, it will be the fourth of the type of firings alone, in march.
as late as last weekend fired by north Korea on Saturday morning (local time), two short-range ballistic missiles toward The Japan Sea.
the Missiles landed in the sea outside the japanese waters.
The Japanese Sea is to the east of The Korean Peninsula.
Earlier this month, the 2. march and 9. march, fired north Korea also several projectiles out of the sea. According to Japan there was also talk about ballistic missiles.
North korea’s missile launches in march is the first since 28. november of last year.
Negotiations between north Korea and the UNITED states to stop nordkoreanernes nuclear and missile programmes, has been more or less stalled, after it failed leader Kim Jong-un and president Donald Trump to reach an agreement at a summit in Hanoi, Vietnam in February last year.
According to the resolutions of the united nations, it is illegal for north Korea to test ballistic missiles, and the country has been punished several times by international sanctions.
the Global concerns over north Korea was intensified at the end of 2019, according to Kim Jong-un had warned that the UNITED states would receive a “christmas gift”, unless the country gave concessions.
In a message 1. January 2019 announced Kim Jong-un so that, if not the americans came to north Korea in the meeting before the end of the year – for example by facilitating the economic sanctions – he would give them a so-called “christmas gift”.
North korea’s threat was widely interpreted as being a new recent weapons test.
the north Koreans accuse the americans to drag the negotiation process out and in order not to meet north Korea and lift the sanctions.
/ritzau/Reuters
