Town Hall - Jennifer Van Laar
North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile Sunday which landed in the Sea of Japan, US Pacific Command said. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff believe it was a Scud-type missile.
The missile was launched from Wonsan at 10:40 p.m. Hawaii Time and tracked for six minutes, according to a statement released by the Command.
Japanese fishing and cargo vessels are active in the area in which the missile landed, waters which Japan considers part of its exclusive economic zone. Yoshihide Suga, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s chief cabinet secretary, commented, “Japan absolutely cannot tolerate North Korea’s repeated provocative actions." He added that there were no immediate reports of damage to ships or airplanes.
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