As North Korea's missiles aimed consecutively at U.S.-Japan military exercises and "ignoring" South Korea, the NSC commented, "You have to realize that you have nothing to gain from provocations."
The Japan Self-Defense Forces' Unified Warranty Supervision Department announced on Twitter on the 5th that "Amid the increasingly stringent security environment, including North Korea's repeated ballistic missile launches, the Self-Defense Forces and the US have conducted joint Japan-US ballistic missile countermeasures drills."
The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said on the 5th, "Our military detected eight SRBMs launched into the East Sea from around 9:08 a.m. to about 43 a.m. today from the Sunan area in Pyongyang, North Korea."
Japan's Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi announced on the 5th that the US-Japan joint military exercise had been conducted and that North Korea had fired at least six ballistic missiles.
"I protested through diplomatic channels in Beijing," he said.
South Korea completed a naval exercise mobilizing the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan near Okinawa, Japan, on the 4th as a joint exercise between the US and South Korea.
Japan's NHK reported on the US-Japan military exercise and reported on the 5th that "in response to North Korea's ballistic missile launch, Japan and the US appear to have taken countermeasures jointly."
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North Korea responded to the US-Japan military exercise by mobilizing four F-15 fighters and four F-16 fighters, respectively, over the East Sea for the launch of three ballistic missiles, including an ICBM, aimed at the Japanese Self-Defense Forces and the US military. seems to have done
"While we do not assess this to pose an immediate threat to U.S. agents, territories or allies, these missile launches underscore the instability caused by North Korea's illicit weapons program," a statement from the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said on Twitter. said.
A U.S. State Department spokesperson on the 4th said, "We are aware of the reports, but cannot comment on specific details at this time." damage,” he told Voice of America (VOA).
President Yun Seok-yeol stopped by the NSC on the 5th and urged the North Korean regime to "realize as soon as possible that there is nothing to gain from nuclear and missile threats and to come out on the path of dialogue and cooperation."
The Office of the President also said that President Yoon instructed the NSC to “continuely strengthen the ROK-US extended deterrence capabilities and the combined defense posture, including the ROK-US missile defense training, while firmly maintaining the readiness posture at all times.”
In an interview with the Washington Post on April 14, President Yoon said, “We need to further strengthen the ROK-U.S. alliance and rely on a military alliance with the United States to respond strongly to China. It should be expanded throughout the EU) and Asia,” he said, revealing the US-dependent external strategy for North Korea.
President Yoon's remarks correspond to 'abandonment of political self-determination'.
Nikkei said on the 5th, "I am concerned about the inconsistency of information sent by South Korea and Japan regarding North Korean missiles.