The Japanese coast guard said they had detected what appeared to be ballistic missiles launched from North Korea.
North Korea launched an unidentified projectile into the sea, the South Korean military reported Wednesday, in what would be Pyongyang’s first military test in 2022.
The projectile fell into the sea east of this Asian peninsula, the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement, without giving further details about the launch.
The Japanese coast guard said they had detected what appeared to be ballistic missiles launched from North Korea and warned ships in that area not to approach any suspicious objects.
Between September and October 2021, the communist country announced successful tests of long-range cruise missiles, ballistic missiles from a submarine and from a train, in addition to what it defined as a hypersonic missile test.
Since then, Pyongyang’s military activity has stalled while the communist regime is still silent on calls for negotiations from the United States.
At a major party meeting last week, Kim Jong Un made no mention of the United States and advocated continuing to develop its military capabilities despite the country’s economic hardships from international sanctions and the coronavirus pandemic.
The country has shelved talks about its nuclear program since the dialogue between Kim and then-US President Donald Trump failed in 2019.
Trump’s successor, Democrat Joe Biden, has repeatedly stated the new administration’s willingness to meet with North Korean representatives.
But so far Pyongyang has belittled this offer and accused Washington of maintaining its “hostile” policy.
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