South Korean President Yoon promises ‘decisive’ response to North Korea’s latest missile launch
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Tuesday that North Korea’s latest ballistic missile launch would face a “decisive response”.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Tuesday that North Korea’s latest ballistic missile launch would face a “decisive response”.
North Korea fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile over Japan, forcing the country to issue evacuation notices and suspend trains, as the North escalates tests of weapons designed to strike regional U.S. allies.
“Such a reckless nuclear provocation will face a decisive response from our military, our allies and the international community,” Yoon said.
It was the most significant missile test by North Korea since January, when it fired an Hwasong-12 intermediate-range missile capable of reaching the U.S. territory of Guam. Japan and South Korea both called security meetings to discuss the launch.
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The Japanese prime minister’s office said at least one missile fired from North Korea flew over Japan and was believed to have landed into the Pacific Ocean.
Japanese authorities alerted residents in northeastern regions to evacuate to shelters, in the first “J-alert” alert since 2017 when North Korea fired a Hwasong-12 missile over Japan in its previous provocative run of weapons tests.
