North Korea launched new missiles on Thursday. Now South Korea and the United States have agreed to extend the joint military exercise “Vigilant Storm”, according to AFP. The military exercise started on 31 October, and was actually supposed to end tomorrow. A South Korean fighter jet prepares to take off during the Vigilant Storm military exercise. Photo: AP At the same time, the US accuses North Korea of helping Russia with artillery shells for use in the war, according to CNN. – Our information indicates that North Korea is secretly sending artillery shells to Russia, and is trying to hide it by making it look like it is being sent to the Middle East or North Africa, said John Kirby, who is the director of communications for Joe Biden’s national Security Council, during a press conference on Thursday. Kirby would not say how many artillery shells are involved, but said they will monitor whether the shipments are actually received. North Korea sees the military exercise as a preparation for a possible invasion and has previously criticized the exercise, according to the South Korean newspaper YTN. Tense situation South Korea and the United States started the military exercise on Monday, in which hundreds of warplanes from both sides participate. On Wednesday, the North Koreans fired at least 23 missiles, including one that landed near South Korean waters. The South Korean defense responded by firing three air-to-ground missiles. The North Korean launches came a few hours after Pyongyang threatened to use nuclear weapons to make the US and South Korea “pay the most cruel price in history”. In protest against ongoing joint military exercises, which North Korea considers a rehearsal for a possible invasion. Among the many North Korean tests this year, according to the country’s leadership, some of them have been practice for the use of tactical nuclear weapons. The US and South Korea have repeatedly warned that the tests could culminate in another nuclear test. In that case, this will be the seventh that North Korea has carried out. Believes North Korea fired missile Residents of three Japanese prefectures were told to seek refuge after North Korea launched new missiles on Thursday. One of them must have been intercontinental. South Korea’s General Staff says it detected a launch of what it believes to be an intercontinental ballistic missile, a so-called ICBM, capable of carrying nuclear weapons, near the North Korean capital of Pyongyang. They believe the test, which took place around 7.40am Thursday morning local time, failed. Missiles with a range of more than 5,500 kilometers are considered intercontinental. Around an hour later, two short-range missiles were fired from the nearby city of Kacheon, which went towards the Sea of Japan, it added. From the South Korean side, no more information has been given about the missile’s trajectory, but the long-range missile may have been launched at a high angle to avoid it reaching the territories of North Korea’s neighbours. Alarm in Japan Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada says that one of the missiles reached a maximum height of 2,000 kilometers and that it flew around 750 kilometers before the Japanese defense forces lost sight of it. It was initially said from Japan that the ICBM missile flew over the country and ended up in the Pacific Ocean, but this was later denied. The authorities in Japan say they were misinformed and will correct this. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s office warned about 5 million residents of the northern regions of Miyagi, Yamagata and Niigata through telephones, television, radio and loudspeakers in public spaces about the launch and asked them to take shelter. Train traffic in the prefectures was temporarily suspended. At a press conference, Kishida said the launches cannot be excused. Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada spoke at the Ministry of Defense in Tokyo, Thursday, November 3, 2022 Photo: Takaki Yajima / AP Violation of the UN Security Council The US State Department condemns North Korea’s use of intercontinental ballistic missiles. They call on all nations to enforce sanctions against North Korea and say there are violations of several resolutions in the UN Security Council. – This threatens the neighboring countries, the region, security and international peace, says Ned Price, spokesman for the US State Department.
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