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Kim Jong Un confirmed that he fired a long-range missile as a warning to the United States, South Korea and Japan

By Lucas MorenoMarch 17, 2023No Comments2 Mins Read

Kim Jong Un confirmed that he fired a long-range missile as a warning to the United States, South Korea and Japan

North Korea said on Friday (17, Thursday evening in Brasilia) that A shell was fired the day before The Korean Central News Agency reported that it was an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) heading for the Sea of Japan, confirming the South Korean military’s statements. In the photo, dictator Kim Jong-un watches the military operation

STR/KCNA via KNS/AFP – 15/03/2023

Kim Jong Un accompanied the launch of the long-range missile, which was a kind of warning to South Korea and Japan, who also met on Thursday.

STR/KCNA via KNS/AFP – 15/03/2023

The Hwasong-17 was also launched in response to joint military exercises conducted by the United States and South Korea, which Pyongyang’s official agency called “provocative and aggressive”. Pictured is Kim Jong-un and his 11-year-old daughter

STR/KCNA via KNS/AFP – 15/03/2023

According to the Korean Central News Agency, the missile reached a maximum altitude of 6,000 km and a diameter of 1,000 km “before landing precisely in a predetermined area in open water”.

STR/KCNA via KNS/AFP – 15/03/2023

The agency stated that the launch “confirmed the military readiness of the ICBM unit,” and stressed that the firing “does not have a negative impact on the security of neighboring countries.” The North Korean leader oversaw the military operation

STR/KCNA via KNS/AFP – 15/03/2023

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said that the missile was launched in an upward direction, not an outward direction, which prevented it from flying over neighboring countries.

STR/KCNA via KNS/AFP – 15/03/2023

The new launch took place just a few hours before a meeting between the President of South Korea, Yoon Sok Yul, and the Prime Minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida, in Tokyo, to discuss, among other topics, Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile programmes.

STR/KCNA via KNS/AFP – 15/03/2023

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