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From the Liveblog of
Thursday, March 24, 2022
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, March 24, 2022
Suspected North Korean missile lands in waters of Japan’s exclusive economic zone
This photo provided by the North Korean government Sept. 16, 2021, shows a test missile is launched from a train on Sept. 15, 2021, in an undisclosed location of North Korea (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
TOKYO — A suspected North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) fired earlier today landed within Japan’s exclusive economic zone, west of the country’s north coast, the government says.
“Our current analysis indicates that the ballistic missile flew for 71 minutes and around 3:44 p.m, it landed in waters within Japan’s exclusive economic zone in the Sea of Japan about 150 kilometers east of Hokkaido’s Oshima peninsula,” says Makoto Oniki, Japan’s state minister for defense.
“Given the ballistic missile this time around flew at an altitude of over 6,000 km, which was much higher than the Hwasong-15 ICBM that was launched in November 2017, the one today is believed to be a new ICBM,” he adds.
