North Korea test fires sixth missile in under a month
By Donna Baeck
North Korea launched two test missiles into the sea off the coast of Japan on Sunday morning, according to the Associated Press.
CNN reported the missile had landed outside Japan's Exclusive Economic zone, which is about 200 miles away from Japan's shores. This was the sixth test missile North Korea has launched in the past month amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Kim Jong-Un, "wants to show he rules in a normal way amid the coronavirus (pandemic) and his latest weapons tests were aimed at rallying unity internally, not launching a threat externally," said Kim Dong-Yub, an analyst at Seoul's institute for Far Eastern Studies.
The Associated Press reported North Korea has started firing the test missiles and artillery shells into the sea in order to strengthen its military capability because of the deadlocked nuclear talks with the U.S.
In 2019, Kim warned the U.S. it had until the end of the year to restart the denuclearization talks, according to CNN.
"It is a serious issue for the whole international society including Japan that North Korea has repeatedly launched the missiles lately," a statement from the Japanese Self Defense Force said.
According to some experts, North Korea may have launched the missiles to demonstrate that Kim is in control amid the pandemic and U.S-led sanctions.
North Korea launched two test missiles into the sea off the coast of Japan on Sunday morning, according to the Associated Press.
CNN reported the missile had landed outside Japan's Exclusive Economic zone, which is about 200 miles away from Japan's shores. This was the sixth test missile North Korea has launched in the past month amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Kim Jong-Un, "wants to show he rules in a normal way amid the coronavirus (pandemic) and his latest weapons tests were aimed at rallying unity internally, not launching a threat externally," said Kim Dong-Yub, an analyst at Seoul's institute for Far Eastern Studies.
The Associated Press reported North Korea has started firing the test missiles and artillery shells into the sea in order to strengthen its military capability because of the deadlocked nuclear talks with the U.S.
In 2019, Kim warned the U.S. it had until the end of the year to restart the denuclearization talks, according to CNN.
"It is a serious issue for the whole international society including Japan that North Korea has repeatedly launched the missiles lately," a statement from the Japanese Self Defense Force said.
According to some experts, North Korea may have launched the missiles to demonstrate that Kim is in control amid the pandemic and U.S-led sanctions.
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