North Korea launched unidentified ballistic missiles into the East Sea twice on Wednesday.
The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) reported that North Korea fired an unidentified ballistic missile into the East Sea at approximately 2:29 p.m. (South Korean time). This launch is a clear violation of United Nations (UN) Security Council resolutions imposing sanctions on North Korea.
Japan’s Coast Guard also detected a suspected ballistic missile launch from North Korea around 2:27 p.m. (South Korean time) and issued warnings to vessels in the area to steer clear of any potential debris.
These launches are part of a series of military provocations by North Korea, with three separate incidents occurring over the past two days. Earlier on Wednesday, at about 8:50 a.m. (South Korea time), multiple short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) were fired from the Wonsan area, traveling approximately 240 km (about 149 miles).
U.S. and South Korean intelligence agencies are currently analyzing the specific parameters of a projectile launched on Tuesday, which exhibited abnormal behavior shortly after liftoff and subsequently fell.
This latest series of launches marks North Korea’s first ballistic missile tests into the East Sea since March 14, bringing the total number of such provocations to four this year.