At least one ballistic missile was fired by North Korea on Monday morning, Seoul’s military said, as the United States and South Korea warned any nuclear attack would lead to the end of Pyongyang’s regime.
‘North Korea fires unidentified ballistic missile towards the East Sea,’ Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said, referring to the body of water also known as the Sea of Japan.
Africa Today News, New York reports that the test is coming at a time Seoul and Washington was warning Pyongyang that any nuclear attack on the United States and South Korea would result in the end of the North Korean regime.
The two allies held their second session of the Nuclear Consultative Group in Washington on Friday, where they discussed nuclear deterrence in the event of conflict with the North.
The launch also comes as Pyongyang marks the anniversary of the death of leader Kim Jong Un’s father and predecessor Kim Jong Il who died on the 17th of December, 2011.
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North Korea last year declared itself an ‘irreversible’ nuclear power and has repeatedly said it will never give up its nuclear programme, which the regime views as essential for its survival.
Africa Today News, New York recalls that last month Pyongyang successfully put a military spy satellite into orbit. It has since claimed its eye in the sky was already providing images of major US and South Korean military sites.
Recall that ahead of Kim Jong Un’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in September, North Korea had fired two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast.
Africa Today News, New York reports that details on the type or range of the weapons launched on Wednesday is yet to be disclosed.