South Korean and Japanese officials say an intercontinental ballistic missile may have been among the latest round of weapons launched from North Korea.
North Korea has fired multiple ballistic missiles including a possible failed intercontinental ballistic missile , sparking orders for residents in central and northern Japan to seek shelter.North Korea has had several failed intercontinental ballistic missile launches this year, say South Korean and US officials
Officials in South Korea and Japan said the missile may have been an ICBM, which are North Korea's longest-range weapons, designed to carry a nuclear warhead to the other side of the planet. "It means at some point in the flight path there was some problem for the missile and it actually came apart," he said.Although the warhead came down in the sea between the Korean peninsula and Japan, debris, which would have been travelling at high speed, may still have passed over Japan, Mr Koda added.North Korea also launched at least two short-range missiles.
After the first launch on Thursday, residents of Miyagi, Yamagata and Niigata prefectures in Japan were warned to seek shelter indoors, according to the J-Alert Emergency Broadcasting System. In brief comments to reporters a few minutes later, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said, "North Korea's repeated missile launches are an outrage and absolutely cannot be forgiven."About half an hour after the launch was first reported, Japan's Coast Guard said the missile had fallen.
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