TOKYO, 15 Sep. Japan's Maritime Safety Administration announced the second missile launch from North Korea, NHK reports, at 12:43 (06:43 Moscow time). The place where the shell fell is still unknown. Five minutes earlier, another missile was launched from North Korea. In Tokyo, it is believed that it was ballistic. The two launches were also confirmed by the Joint Chiefs of Staff of South Korea, Renhap said. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga instructed to urgently gather a National Security Council and be prepared for unforeseen situations. «Ballistic missile launches by North Korea threaten the peace and security of our country and the region. . They are a violation of the decisions of the UN Security Council. We express our strong protest and categorically condemn, «- said Suga.
Japan reacted to the test of a new cruise missile in the DPRK As a representative of the Vladivostok regional information processing center of the Russian Tsunami Warning Service told RIA Novosti, no seismic events were recorded after the launch in the Sea of Japan. Last week, Pyongyang successfully tested a new long-range cruise missile , they were watched by high-ranking members of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea. During the launch, the thrust of the rocket engines on the ground, flight characteristics, control, guidance and several other parameters were checked. All tests, it is alleged, were successful, missiles were able to hit targets at a distance of 1.5 thousand kilometers. Previously, the DPRK conducted missile tests in January and late March. On March 21, two cruise missiles were launched towards the Yellow Sea at low altitude and short range, and on March 25, two short-range ballistic missiles were fired towards the Sea of Japan, thus violating UN Security Council resolutions.
The State Duma commented on the DPRK's tests of a new cruise missile
