North Korea has launched two ballistic missiles into the sea near Japan, fueling tension ahead of the Tokyo Olympics and ramping up pressure on the United States of America as it finalises its North Korea policy.
The missile launches shows the kind of threat North Korea’s dangerous weapons programme poses to its neighbours and the international community, the United States military’s Indo-Pacific Command said in a statement and they are consulting allies on the issue.
Japan submitted a formal protest through its embassy in China and said the test threatened peace and safety in the region, Japan’s coastguard said the first missile was detected soon after 7 a.m. and flew about 420 km (260 miles), followed by a second 20 minutes later that flew about 430 km (270 miles), indicating the missiles were short-range weapons.
North Korea has previously test-fired missiles over Japan that were able to carry nuclear warheads and reach anywhere in the United States showing how dangerous they can be to any country and violates U.N. resolutions.
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