North Korea launched a missile towards the Sea of Japan
It appears that North Korea has once again tested a new missile, which the Japanese Ministry of Defense suspects might be a ballistic missile
United Nations Security Council resolutions have banned North Korea from testing such missiles
Despite widespread international criticism, North Korea continues its controversial missile tests and has significantly increased the number of these tests over the past year
South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency, citing military sources, reported that North Korea launched a missile towards the open waters of the Sea of Japan on Saturday, February 18th
So far, the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff have not commented on the type of missile tested, but the Japanese Ministry of Defense suspects it was a ballistic missile
According to UN resolutions, North Korea, which is heavily isolated internationally, is not permitted to test ballistic missiles of any range