North Korea Fires Four Ballistic Missiles; Three Land Inside Japan’s Exclusive Economic Zone
by Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge.com
Mar 5, 2017
Yesterday, when we discussed the NYT’s report that the Obama administration had been waging a cyberwar against North Korea’s missiles for at least three years, leading to frequent “unexplained” crashes just on or following launch, we concluded with a cautionary question “whether Kim Jong-Un, already facing a potential mutiny at home (to which he has so far responded by demonstratively executing official with anti-aircraft guns) will take this confirmation of what many would call an act of war by the US, and retaliate.”
It now appears that Kim is doing precisely that when North Korea on Monday fired “several” banned ballistic missiles that flew about 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) into waters off its east coast, South Korea’s military said, an apparent reaction to huge military drills by Washington and Seoul that Pyongyang insists are an invasion rehearsal. Japan has since noted that of the four missiles, three landed in its exclusive economic zone, with cabinet chief Suga warning that the launch is a “grave threat” to Japan’s security, adding that Japan cann not tolerate North Korea’s provocative actions. Meanwhile, Japan’s prime minister has lodged a “strong protest” to North Korea.
t was not immediately clear what type of missile was fired or the exact number; Pyongyang has staged a series of missile test-launches of various ranges in recent months. The ramped-up tests come as leader Kim Jong Un pushes for a nuclear and missile program that can deter what he calls U.S. and South Korean hostility toward the North.
The Rest…HERE
