Ballistic missile launch. Archival photo TOKYO, Jan. 5 A ballistic missile, allegedly fired by the DPRK on Wednesday morning, could fly about 500 kilometers, Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi told reporters. the usual trajectory, it flew about 500 kilometers, «he said. Earlier, the head of the Japanese defense department said that there were no reports of damage to ships and aircraft in Japan as a result of a possible missile launch. At 08.13 local time (02.13 Moscow time) on the website the Japanese coast guard received a warning about a possible launch of a ballistic missile from the DPRK. Later, it was reported that the object fell outside the exclusive economic zone of Japan. In connection with the proposed missile launch, a crisis headquarters was created under the country's prime minister's office. In turn, the South Korean military said that the DPRK could launch a ballistic missile towards the Sea of Japan from the ground in the first possible test of the DPRK's weapons this year. The previous one took place on October 19, when North Korea tested a new submarine ballistic missile. contractions «
