Japanese Defense Minister Kishi: in case of launch, the DPRK missile flew about 500 kilometers
KCNA / Reuters
Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi has revealed the range of a supposedly North Korean ballistic missile. His words on Wednesday, January 5, are quoted by RIA Novosti.
“We assume that if a ballistic missile is launched along a conventional trajectory, it has flown about 500 kilometers,” the minister said.
It is noted that this is the first possible test of the DPRK's weapons this year. The last time the DPRK conducted missile tests was last fall.
Earlier, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, commenting on the launch, called it regrettable that the DPRK continues to conduct missile tests.
On January 5, the Renhap news agency, citing a representative of the Chiefs of Staff of the South Korean Armed Forces, reported that the DPRK had fired an unidentified shell towards the Sea of Japan. It was assumed to be a ballistic missile.
