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north South Korea fired an unidentified projectile into the sea on Tuesday in what may have been a weapons test, the military said, as North Korea ramped up hostilities with its rival ahead of a major political meeting.
South Korea’s Defense Ministry said in a brief press release that the missile was launched off North Korea’s east coast on Tuesday.
The Defense Department did not reveal further details, such as whether the projectile was a missile or artillery piece or how far it traveled.
After Tuesday’s launch north korea It has recently threatened to retaliate against what it called cross-border flights of South Korean surveillance drones, once in early January and again in September. The South Korean government denies operating any drones during the time specified by North Korea and has begun investigating whether civilians sent them.
Analysts said the drone accusations could be due to North Korea fanning anti-South Korean sentiment ahead of the ruling Workers’ Party congress, which is expected to begin in late January or February. North Korea could add leader Kim Jong Un’s statement on hostile ‘two-state’ system on Korean peninsula korean peninsula The party constitution was formulated during the congress for the first time in five years.
Earlier this month, North Korea said it conducted a test flight of a hypersonic missile. North Korean state media reported that Kim Jong Un watched the launch and stressed the need to strengthen the country’s nuclear war deterrent.
North Korea test-fired so-called long-range strategic cruise missiles and new anti-aircraft missiles in December and released photos showing the construction of its first nuclear-powered submarine.
Analysts say North Korea aims to showcase or review its achievements in weapons development before the party congress.