Japan says North Korea launched ballistic missile

The Japanese government said a projectile fired by North Korea on Tuesday it could have been a ballistic missile, a measure that goes against the United Nations resolutions on the regime of Kim jong un.

Kyodo News reported the Japanese Defense Ministry’s initial conclusion, following previous reports, citing South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff, that North Korea dfired a projectile into the waters off its east coast.

The launch came after a test of two short-range ballistic missiles from a train earlier this month. It was North Korea’s first such missile test since March, and it was after what Pyongyang said it had tested new long-range cruise missiles days earlier.

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North Korea, despite the United Nations ban on ballistic missile testing, has stepped up its capabilities to strike the Americas with nuclear warheads and launch tactical strikes against South Korea and Japan, which harbor nuclear warheads. tens of thousands of American soldiers.

The announcement of the launch came as North Korea’s envoy to the United Nations Kim Song prepared to address the United Nations Annual General Assembly in New York. The official used his time on the podium to criticize US policy towards Pyongyang.