The Japanese flew in

North Korea conducted the next tests of the rocket. This was stated by the United Committee of the chiefs of staff of South Korea, reports Vloomberg. This launch has become the ninth since the beginning of the year.

According to the South Korean military, the rocket was launched from the Coast of the DPRK in the area of ​​the city of Vonsan. Presumably, it was a single -stage ballistic missile, an analogue of the Soviet Skad. The rocket flew about 450 km and fell within the exclusive marine economic zone of Japan.

The US Pacific command confirmed that the rocket fell in the Sea of ​​Japan, it was in the air for six minutes. In addition, as noted in the Pentagon, this launch "was not associated with the intercontinental ballistic missile." As emphasized in the statement, the Start was not a danger to North America. "We continue to carefully monitor the actions of North Korea," the document says. It also confirms "a firm commitment to ensuring the security of our allies - the Republic of Korea and Japan."

The President of South Korea Moon Jae In order to convene the country's national security council in connection with the launch of the North Korean rocket.

Japan expressed a decisive protest against the actions of the DPRK. The General Secretary of the Government of Japan Yoshihide Suga called the launch with a frank violation of the resolutions of the UN Security Council. "It is necessary to ensure the safety of Japanese ships and aircraft. By this hour, damage to the Japanese sea and aircraft has not been recorded," Suga said.

The White House said that US President Donald Trump already knows about the new launch of the rocket, which was held by North Korea. "The US government is aware. The president is informed," a representative of the National Security Council told reporters.

The day before, the Central Telegraph Agency of Korea reported that the DPRK leader Kim Jong -un was attended by tests of a new type of air weapons . He praised the military leadership and ordered to produce a new air defense system in such a volume that "it covers the whole country, like a forest." The North Korean leader said that the new air defense should "deprive enemies of the illusion of their dominance in the air."

On Sunday, the US military decided to send the third aircraft carrier group to the western part of the Pacific Ocean to contain the military programs of North Korea. The region is already in the Karl Vinson and Ronald Reagan aircraft carriers with their escort ships. Now they will be joined by the shock aircraft carrier group led by the Nimitz ship.

However, on Monday, it became known that this week Carl Vinson will return to San Diego in California, making a stop on the Hawaiian Islands along the way.

On May 14,a ballistic missile was launched from the North Korean training ground in the vicinity of the city of Kuson in the Western Province of Phyunan-Pooms. She flew about 700 kilometers and fell into the Sea of ​​Japan. In the South Korean United Committee of the headquarters, the test was evaluated as successful.

The CST stated that the "launch of the newly designed strategic ballistic missile of the medium radius of the HWASONG-12 action was carried out." As the Official Agency of the DPRK, this is a "new type of rocket," capable of carrying a large heavy nuclear warhead. "

Trump said he could not imagine that Russia pleases the new missile test of the DPRK. He also once again noted that the DPRK has already posed a very serious threat for too long, and assured South Korea and Japan in the "indestructible commitment" of the United States to his allied obligations to these countries. In addition, Trump called on the world community to seriously tighten the sanctions against Pyongyan in connection with a missile launch.

On May 15, the UN Security Council warned Pyongyang against further launches. "It is important that North Korea immediately demonstrates steps on nuclear disarmament with specific actions," the Security Council resolution noted.