North Korea carried out a new ballistic missile launch early Tuesday, November 5, the South Korean army announced, its second launch in five days. It comes a few hours before the American presidential election. “North Korea fires an unidentified ballistic missile,” the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said, adding that an analysis was underway. The missile was fired off North Korea’s eastern coast toward the Sea of Japan, also known as the East Sea, the South Korean military also said. Tokyo confirmed the launch, with the prime minister’s office saying Pyongyang had “launched a suspected ballistic missile.” Nuclear-armed North Korea on Thursday tested what it said was its new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the most advanced in its arsenal. It was the Kim Jong-un regime’s first show of force since it was accused of sending thousands of troops to Russia. Read also | Article reserved for our subscribers The presence of North Korean troops alongside Russia illustrates Pyongyang’s new global ambitions Read later Joint air exercise between South Korea, Japan and the United States The shooting also took place a few just hours after the defense chiefs of the United States and South Korea called on Pyongyang to withdraw its troops from Russia, where Washington says about 10,000 troops have been deployed for possible action against the Ukrainian forces. Read also | Article reserved for our subscribers Zhao Tong, researcher: “China is very worried about the consequences of North Korea’s engagement with Russia” Read later On Sunday, South Korea, Japan and the United States conducted a joint air exercise involving a heavy bomber in response to the ICBM launch. The exercise mobilized the American B-1B bomber, South Korean F-15K and KF-16 fighters as well as Japanese F-2 fighters. American-South Korean military maneuvers never fail to irritate Pyongyang, which considers them a rehearsal for a future invasion of its territory. Le Monde with AFP Reuse this content
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