North Korea launched what is suspected to be the largest ballistic missile since 2017 Thursday morning.
South Korea‘s Joint Chiefs of Staff detected the firing of an “unidentified projectile” toward South Korea’s East Sea on Thursday, according to the Yonhap News Agency. The missile launch comes just four days after North Korea fired artillery into the Yellow Sea.
“North Korea launched a ballistic missile that appears to be the new ICBM and fell into the EEZ near Japan’s territorial waters. It is an unforgivable outrage and I categorically condemn it,” Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said in a statement on Twitter.
The intercontinental ballistic missile reached an altitude of roughly 3,852 miles at about 2:33 p.m. during its 71-minute flight, Japanese and South Korean government officials confirmed to Kyodo News.
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North Korea has continued to increase its missile testing during 2022, firing missiles on Jan. 5, Jan. 11, two on Jan. 14, two on Jan. 25 and Jan. 27, and one on Jan. 30.
After a monthlong pause, North Korea said it was considering restarting nuclear and ICBM testing, citing “hostile” U.S. policy. North Korea then launched missiles on Feb. 27, March 5, and March 15.
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Kishida called for measures such as sanctions to be imposed on North Korea and said Japan would cooperate with South Korea and the United States.
