North Korea tested its first ballistic missile in a month after launching a record number of rockets in a short period.
The country fired its test missile on Sunday toward the sea off its east coast from a location near Sunan, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff.
"There have been frequent launches since the start of the year, and North Korea is continuing to rapidly develop ballistic missile technology," Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said in a statement.The missile flew to a maximum altitude of 390 miles and traversed a range of 190 miles, landing in an area near Pyongyang International Airport, officials said
"Whatever the motives are, North Korea's repeated missile launches are absolutely inexcusable, and we cannot overlook considerable missile and nuclear advancement," Kishi said. U.S. officials from Indo-Pacific Command condemned the launch and called on North Korea to cease its tests. However, they also claimed that the test was not an immediate threat.The last missile test in North Korea occurred on Jan. 30. The missile reached a maximum altitude of 1,242 miles and traversed 500 miles. It was the farthest-flying missile observed by U.S. and South Korean officials since 2017.
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