North Korea missile launch sparks panic, evacuations in Japan | World News

A South Korean military official said the test apparently involved a new weapon system that North Korea displayed at a recent military parade, possibly using solid fuel.

A missile fired by North Korea caused panic and panic in Japan before the weapon fell into the sea.

North Korea South Korean officials said the missile launch between the Korean peninsula and Japan was a “serious provocation”.

A Korean The test apparently involved a new weapon system that North Korea displayed at a recent military parade, possibly using solid fuel, military officials said.

it prompts Japanese The government issued an evacuation order on the island of Hokkaido, but later withdrew it.

The South Korean military said it was on high alert and coordinating closely with its key ally. U.S.which “strongly condemns” what the White House said in a statement as a long-range ballistic missile test.

Japanese Defense Minister Koichi Hamada said it was an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) weapon that appeared to be fired eastward from a high angle.

The projectile ended up in the sea east of North Korea.

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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida called a meeting of the National Security Council in response to the launch.

A student on the island of Hokkaido told Japanese broadcaster NHK that the siren caused brief fear and confusion at the train station.

“There was a brief moment of panic on the train but a station worker said to calm down and people did,” he said.

While condemning North Korea’s recent series of missile tests, the United States has renewed its offer to open talks.

Adrian Watson, a spokesman for the US National Security Council, said the latest launch “needlessly raised tensions and has the potential to destabilize the security situation in the region”.

“The door to diplomacy is not closed, but Pyongyang must immediately cease its destabilizing actions and choose diplomatic engagement instead,” she added.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has pledged to double down on his nuclear program this year, calling for an “exponential increase” in the country’s nuclear warheads, mass production of battlefield tactical nuclear weapons against “enemy” South Korea and the development of more advanced warheads. intercontinental ballistic missile.

The solid-propellant intercontinental ballistic missile is one of the key high-tech weapons the North Korean leader has vowed to build to better counter what he sees as a U.S. military threat.

Pyongyang insists its weapons tests are legitimate counter to North Korea Military drills between U.S. and South Korean troopswhich it considers to be an intrusion exercise.

Washington and Seoul say their drills are defensive in nature.