North Korea on Wednesday, March 22, conducted a missile launch from the East coast near the city of Wonsan. It is reported TASS with reference to the Agency Kyodo. According to preliminary data, the test failed.
Data on the number of missiles and their type are not given.
Tausk, the rockets also recorded the U.S. military, reports Reuters. According to them, it exploded a few seconds after starting.
The government of Japan stated that it had no information about the missiles that could fly in the direction of the country. “We collect information, paying close attention to… the Immediate security threats arose,” — said the Secretary General of the Cabinet of Ministers of Yoshihide Suga.
On 6 March, the DPRK launched in Japan four ballistic missiles, medium-range, three of them fell within the Japanese exclusive economic zone. Pyongyang said that the purpose of the trials was to test attacks on us bases in Japan.
The President of the United States Donald trump criticized the behavior of the authorities of the DPRK, and the Secretary of state Rex Tillerson said that the us authorities do not rule out military action against this country.
This is not the first case of a show of force by North Korea. In 2016 North Korea has launched more than 20 missiles and conducted two nuclear tests that violate UN security Council resolution.