Defiant North Korea fires ballistic missile into sea, Japan protests

[Little Tich]

Source: Yahoo! News / Reuters

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile on Friday, which flew about 800 km (500 miles) before hitting the sea off its east coast, South Korea's military said, as the isolated state stepped up its defiance of tough new U.N. and U.S. sanctions.

South Korea's Yonhap news agency said the missile was likely a medium-range Rodong-missile. If confirmed, it would mark North Korea's first test of a medium range missile, capable of reaching Japan, since 2014.

The launch comes amid heightened tension on the Korean peninsula after the North rejected U.N. Security Council sanctions imposed earlier in the month in response to a nuclear test conducted in January and the United States issued fresh sanctions this week.

The missile was launched from north of the capital, Pyongyang, flying across the peninsula and into the sea off the east coast early Friday morning, the South's Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.

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[Chasstev365]

1. Either China Needs to Step In

or the regime needs to take "internal action" if you read me. Kim Jung Un is batshit crazy!

[OnlinePoker]

2. Why is it okay for the U.S. to do ballistic missile tests but not NK or Iran?

Seems like an example of do as I say not as I do.

[Art_from_Ark]

3. In North Korea's case,

they are deliberately testing missiles that land within a couple hundred miles off the coast of a country they label as an adversary, that is, Japan. Considering that North Korea has shot missiles over Japanese air space, and kidnapped dozens if not hundreds of Japanese citizens, testing missiles in this way is very close to being an act of war.

[Old Vet]

4. Not mentioned in the article of big concern.........

This missile was launched from a MOBILE launcher, very difficult to track with satellites. This in my opinion is a very scary escalation by The north Koreans.