Sprung North Korea Kim sister’s ‘intercontinental ballistic missile’ appeared to threaten again – US, don’t threaten
North Korea develops ‘intercontinental ballistic missile’ – The BBC reported on February 19 that the officer North Korea confirm test firing Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM) Saturday night, February 18, he passed.
It comes days after North Korea issued a warning to South Korea and the United States, which announced they would continue joint military drills in March. It aims to improve South Korea’s defenses against North Korea’s growing nuclear threat.
A television screen shows a file image of a North Korean missile launch during a news program at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea. South Korea’s military said North Korea on Saturday fired a suspected long-range missile from its capital toward the sea, a day after it threatened to take strong measures against South Korea and the United States over their joint military exercises. (AP)
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile at around 5:15 pm on February 18, heading for the East Sea or the Sea of Japan. At an altitude of 5,700 kilometers, it traveled a distance of more than 900 kilometers and lasted for 67 minutes before descending into the exclusive economic zone (EEC) in western Hokkaido at 6:27 pm
It was North Korea’s first missile launch since its test on December 31, 2022, and almost two weeks after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un fired it. Bring your family to watch a parade featuring at least 10 Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missiles to mark the 75th anniversary of the founding of the North Korean military in Pyongyang on February 8.
Meanwhile, Ms Kim Yo Jong, Kim Jong Un’s sister, made a threatening statement Sunday morning local time that hostile acts would be retaliated against. He called on the United States to end the threat to the North Korean government. and added that Seoul, the capital of South Korea, will not be targeted by North Korean missiles
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters following North Korea’s missile launch, in his office in Tokyo. Kishida said Tokyo was in close communication with Washington and Seoul about the launch, which he described as “an act of violence that escalates provocation towards the international order.” (Kyodo)
This photo provided by the North Korean government shows what it says is a test launch of the Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile at Pyongyang International Airport in Pyongyang, North Korea Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Central News Agency Korea / Korean News Service via AP)
This photo provided by the North Korean government shows what it says is a test launch of the Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile at Pyongyang International Airport in Pyongyang, North Korea. Independent journalists were not allowed to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. KCNA via AP
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