DPRK conducted new training: towards the Japanese Sea launched a ballistic missile (photo)

The rocket fell in the waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan, flying about 240 kilometers. The USA, Japan and South Korea have promised a rigid response to such tests, but Pyongyang continues provocations. North Korea conducted another rocket test - launched a ballistic shell of an unknown type towards the Japanese Sea. Yonhap writes about it, referring to the South Korean military. In South Korea, the launch was confirmed, but the details were not reported.

The DPRK's tests were the first provocation after the threats of the US, Japan and South Korea to give a rigid answer to the missile tests by Pyongyang, the agency said. The ballistic missile was released in the eastern coastal area of ​​Vonsan in the north of the DPRK at 10:48 local time, specifies the Associated Press. The projectile fell in the waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan.

The rocket flew about 240 kilometers at a maximum height of 47 kilometers, the Joint Committee of South Korea headquarters said. South Korean, US and Japanese military condemned the launch of a rocket, which is a threat to stability in the region. North Korea claims that weapons testing is a legitimate military response to American-South Core. Washington and Seoul stated that their exercises are defensive.

North Korea Foreign Minister Chchwe Hue Hue, on November 16, named the US, South Korea and Japan on response to North Korea's military exercises "aggressive provocation". "Perhaps a tripartite dispute will lead the situation on the Korean Peninsula in the unpredictable phase. The US and their supporters have recently conducted large -scale aggressive military exercises, they could not restrain our predominant counteraction," the Foreign Minister said.

Chchwhve Hue's dream did not specify what North Korea would make the answer in the future. "The US is well aware that they play gambling, which they will certainly regret," he added. The Associated Press surveyed experts say the DPRK will soon want to increase nuclear potential to achieve great concessions from opponents. Recall that US President Joe Biden had previously advised Chinese colleague Xi Jinping to refuse the DPRK from a nuclear weapon test.

According to Baiden, the US will make "unpaid defense actions" in the event of continuation of provocations. Japanese and US military conduct large-scale training "sharp sword" in the Southwestern Japanese Islands 10 to 19 November. Almost 26,000 Japanese and 10,000 US soldiers take part in maneuvers. South Korea, the US and Japan conducted joint naval training in the Japanese Sea on October 6.