North Korea announced that the aim of the missile test, which was carried out after the military exercise between South Korea and the United States in the region, was to “eliminate the enemies”.
The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) announced that the recent missile tests were carried out to “hit and destroy” potential South Korean and US targets.
KCNA reported that missile tests were carried out in response to the naval exercise launched by the USA and South Korea with the participation of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan.
North Korea, in its previous statement, claimed that the missile tests it carried out in the last days were “legitimate defense”.
In the last 2 weeks, it has made the 7th missile test. North KoreaLaunched on October 4, the ballistic missile passed through northeast Japan for the first time since 2017 and crashed into the Pacific Ocean.
The United States and South Korea fired 4 land-to-surface missiles in the East Sea (Sea of Japan) during joint exercises in response to North Korea’s ballistic missile launch.
On the other hand, the United States announced that the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier, which left the Korean Peninsula after the joint naval exercise, will return to the East Sea on October 5. North Korea subsequently launched two ballistic missiles in the direction of the East Sea on 6 October.
The US, South Korea and Japan held an anti-submarine exercise in international waters adjacent to the East Sea on September 30 for the first time in the last 5 years.
It is known that the Pyongyang administration has carried out more than 20 ballistic missile tests at different ranges since the beginning of 2022, in violation of the United Nations (UN) resolutions.
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