SEOUL/TOKYO — North Korea test\u002Dfired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Friday that Japanese officials said had sufficient range to reach the…
The launch, reported by both South Korean and Japanese officials, comes a day after a smaller missile launch by the North and its warning of “fiercer military responses” to the U.S. boosting its regional security presence.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Friday’s launch adds to a record-breaking year for North Korea’s missile program, after it resumed testing ICBMs for the first time since 2017 and broke its self-imposed moratorium on long-range launches as denuclearisation talks stalled. South Korea’s military projected that the missile reached an altitude of 6,100 km and flew 1,000 km at a maximum speed of Mach 22.Article content
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol condemned the launch and called for stronger defense readiness and security cooperation with the United States and Japan. In a statement carried by state media, Choe condemned a Sunday trilateral summit of the United States, South Korea and Japan during which those countries’ leaders criticized Pyongyang’s weapons tests and pledged greater security cooperation.Article content
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