N.Korea fires ballistic missile into Japanese waters




North Korea ballistic missile. Image credit: Daily Mail

–TMC Desk

Seoul, Nov 29: North Korea on Wednesday fired a ballistic missile that landed into the Sea of Japan, the media reported citing officials.

The missile, believed to be an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) by the Pentagon based on initial assessments, was launched from Sain Ni, North Korea and flew roughly around 1,000 km before landing in the Sea of Japan, Fox News reported.

South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency which first reported the launch, said the missile launch happened around 3 a.m. local time in North Korea.

South Korea fired pinpoint missiles into nearby waters to make sure North Korea understands it can be “taken under fire” by the South, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said.

US President Donald Trump told reporters the missile launch “is a situation that we will handle,” and added the US will “take care of it.”

The President was briefed on the launch while it was still in the air, press secretary Sarah Sanders tweeted earlier in the day.

Defense Secretary Mattis added North Korea is continuing to build missiles that can “threaten everywhere in the world” as it continues to endanger world peace, regional peace and “certainly the United States”.

The missile flew east for about 53 minutes before landing off the north of Honshu, Japan’s largest island, the New York Times reported.

The missile was fired high into the air, reaching a maximum altitude of over 4,500 km, in an arc similar to the North’s two previous intercontinental ballistic missiles, or ICBMs, which were launched in July.

The distance travelled appeared to be significantly greater than that of the two previous ICBMs, which flew for 37 minutes on July 4 and for 47 minutes on July 28.

David Wright, a senior scientist at the Union of Concerned Scientists, said the missile performed better than the two fired in July, with a potential range of more than 12,000 km, able to reach Washington or any other part of the continental US.

“It’s pretty impressive,” Wright said of the test flight. “This is building on what they’ve done before. It’s muscle-flexing to show the US that they’re going to continue to make progress.”

Daryl G. Kimball, executive director of the Arms Control Association in Washington, said the new launch appeared to be the “most robust” ICBM test yet by the North Korea.

“Early calculations suggest that it could reach the East Coast of the United States,” he said.

“However, that doesn’t take into account the payload mass, which could limit the range.”

–IANS

Liked it? Take a second to support The TMC Desk on Patreon!




10 Comments

  1. You’re absolutely right. I liked reading through this and I will certainly get back for more right away. My own site is on sports sites, you might take a peek if you happen to be interested in this.

  2. Are you tired of your ac repair in Dubai? Are you looking for Certified Professionals to carry out your ac repair with improved facilities and in an expert way?. Hot and humid conditions are not easy to tolerate, especially when you are not used to them. But, thanks to the air conditioners – living in such extreme settings can also become a pleasant experience, and more so if you are in Dubai.

  3. Thanks for your excellent write-up! I quite liked it.I’ll be sure to save your website and will often come back in the future. I would like to encourage that you keep on with your good job, possibly blog about how to use excel too, have a fine morning!

  4. Hello could you tell me which blogging platform you are dealing with? I’m going to get started with my personal blog on IPTV very soon but I am having difficulty making the decision.

  5. My family and I really like your site and find almost all of the discussions to be just what I’m interested in. Would you offer people to create material for you? I would not mind composing an article on bitcoin price chart or even on a lot of the subjects you’re posting about on this page. Great place!

  6. My family and I absolutely adore your blog and find most of the blog posts to be what precisely I am seeking. Do you offer other people to create articles for you? I would not mind writing a post regarding small home plans or on a number of the things you are writing about on this site. Awesome website!

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.