North Korea has launched new ballistic missiles into the Sea of ​​Japan (Korea Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

The North Korean dictatorship fired a salvo of two short-range ballistic missiles early Monday, the Seoul Army announced, its second launch in two days, after the United States and South Korea conducted joint aerial exercises.

“Our military has detected two short-range ballistic missiles taken from the Sukchon regionin South Pyongan Province between 0700 and 0711 (2200 and 2211 GMT) this morning,” the Seoul Joint Chiefs of Staff said.

The Japanese Coast Guard said the first missile was launched at 07:08 local time (2208 GMT Sunday), citing information provided by the Ministry of Defense, noting that the projectile fell outside the waters of the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). ) Japanese.

Shortly after, he announced the launch of two more missiles at 7:12 a.m. local time (22:12 Sunday GMT) and 7:13 a.m. local time (22:13 Sunday GMT), which both fell outside EEZ waters.

The United States and South Korea responded to the missile launched by Kim Jong-un with B-1 nuclear bomber maneuvers (South Korea's Defense Ministry via AP)
The United States and South Korea responded to the missile launched by Kim Jong-un with B-1 nuclear bomber maneuvers (South Korea’s Defense Ministry via AP)

The United States and South Korea conducted joint aerial exercises, including a strategic bomber and a stealth fighter, on Sunday in response to the launch of a North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) the day before.

The Allied action came in response to the launch of a Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the second with the longest potential range in its arsenal, by the North on Saturday.

The projectile traveled more than 900 kilometers and reached a peak of more than 5,000 before falling in the waters of Japan’s Special Economic Zone (SEZ), west of the island of Hokkaido.

The Japanese government today convened an emergency meeting team made up of officials from ministries and agencies to gather information on the missiles.

That same Sunday, Kim Yo Young, the sister of the North Korean dictator, Kim Jong-un, had accused Washington of exacerbating tensions in the region through these exercises. “The lifespan of North Korea and the Pacific as a firing range depends on the United States,” according to Kim’s statements, also collected by Yonhap.

With information from AFP and EFE

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