North Korea Launch Multiple Ballistic Missiles Into the Sea of Japan

North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan on Tuesday, just hours before the U.S. presidential election.

The ballistic launches came from the province of North Hwanghae, and  landed in the Sea of Japan.

This  is  according  to the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff officials did not mention the number of missiles that were launched. But said more than one took off from North Korea’s multiple rocket launchers. 

Tuesday’s missile launch was confirmed by the Japanese Defense Ministry. And according to the Ministry, nine missiles were launched over a period of about 10 minutes.  

All the missiles went down into the Sea of Japan outside of the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone.

An Exclusive Economic Zone,” or “EEZ” is an area of the ocean, generally extending 200 nautical miles (230 miles) beyond a nation’s territorial sea, within which a coastal nation has jurisdiction over both living and nonliving resources.

The missiles went to the EEZ, Exclusive Economic Zone

The launches come less than 6 days  after North Korea also shot the Hwasong-19 ICBM. 

Which is  capable of reaching the mainland of the United States, and into the Sea of Japan on Thursday.  

According to some experts, it is believed that North Korea’s launch of the ballistic missiles so close to the U.S. presidential election is designed to boast of its nuclear capabilities. 

It is also to  divert attention from the troops the communist nation sent to aid Russia in its war against Ukraine.

South Korean officials said the center of the launch appears to be a precursor to a seventh nuclear test. 

“A nuclear test remains prepared at all times,” one official said. 

“Activities for nuclear material production have been ongoing for the entire year, and there appear to be more (nuclear materials) than expected at the start of the year.”

The Joint Chiefs of Staff has vowed to never “sit idle” and warned North Korea it would suffer consequences for its aggressive behavior.

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