That Ballistic Missile North Korea Fired Over Japan Was The First, But Probably Won't Be The Last. On Tuesday morning (local time), North Korea fired a missile that flew over Japan, an intermediate range ballistic missile known as a Hwasong- 1. Guam earlier this month. Air raid sirens and emergency broadcasts blared from speakers across Japanese cities warning that a missile was tracking toward north- central Japan. The Hwasong- 1. 2 flew over the northern island of Hokkaido before landing in the Pacific Ocean, nearly 1,7. North Korean capital of Pyongyang.

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Japan’s prime minister Shinzo Abe spoke to President Trump for 4. North Korea, more formally known as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). Prime Minister Abe said the event was a “reckless action” and an “unprecedented, serious and grave threat.” While overflying Japan with a ballistic missile was a first, it is not the only time North Korea has fired rockets over its neighbor to the east. In 1. 99. 8, 2. 00. DPRK flew rockets over Japan, claiming the launches were for placing satellites into orbit. There is no doubt the rocket launches were early precursors to today’s ballistic missile tests, and no such claim about putting a satellite into orbit was made after Tuesday’s launch. The You. Tube video below was just released by North Korea and shows the missile launch from multiple angles.

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According to the DPRK’s official news agency, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), Kim Jung Un called Tuesday morning’s launch “a meaningful prelude to containing Guam” and promised to use the Pacific for future missile drills. Kim attended the launch and used the opportunity to slam the joint South Korean and American military exercise that is currently underway. Exercise Ulchi Freedom Guardian 2. Hwasong- 1. 2 launch and is an annual training event. The 1. 0- day exercise is scheduled to conclude on August 3. South Korea. As with any exercise involving South Korea, the North has reacted with test launches of missiles and bellicose words combined with the assertion that the exercise is nothing more than a rehearsal to invade North Korea. Usual Reactions The response from the Trump White House came in the form of a written statement that was short and filled with much of the same canned responses to previous North Korean belligerence.

Following promises of “fire and fury” from President Donald Trump if it continues its belligerence, North Korea released a statement on Wednesday threatening to.

The statement in full read: “The world has received North Korea’s latest message loud and clear: this regime has signaled its contempt for its neighbors, for all members of the United Nations, and for minimum standards of acceptable international behavior. Threatening and destabilizing actions only increase the North Korean regime’s isolation in the region among all the nations of the world. All options are on the table.” While the response falls well short of the “fire and fury” comments Trump made earlier this month, the comments echo that of every previous administration since North Korea and the United States concluded the Agreed Framework in 1. The deal was meant to stop the DPRK’s nuclear development in exchange for fuel oil deliveries, but the country never intended to keep its end of the bargain and has been able to develop a significant rocket force despite decades of sanctions and four American administrations. South Korea conducted a practice strike with F- 1. K Slam Eagles as a response to the missile launch.

Four of the F- 1. Ks conducted a live airstrike on the Pilseung Range in eastern South Korea describing the mission as one that could be aimed at North Korea’s leadership. According to the Yonhap, Maj. Lee Kuk- no, who led the mission said afterwards, “Our Air Force will wipe out the leadership of the North Korean regime with the strong strike capability if it threatens the security of our people and the South Korea- U. S. alliance with nuclear weapons and missiles.” Additionally, South Korea’s military released a short video of its own ballistic missile, the Hyunmoo- 2.

B, being tested. While the tests of the South Korean weapons were conducted last week, the videos were released following Tuesday’s DPRK launch. While the missile did fly over Japan, it is very likely that the missile test was not designed to signal Japan that it is now higher on the DPRK’s target list. It has more to do with geography than anything else. North Korea needs to accurately test its missiles to obtain a full measure of their capability and firing them over Japan is the most obvious choice. Previously, North Korea has conducted its missile tests to avoid overflying Japan or any other nation. To do this, the DPRK has used a highly lofted launch angle where the missile reaches higher altitudes but travels a much shorter distance.

With China to its west, Russian to its north, South Korea to its south the DPRK does not have many options to test its missiles to full capacity. Most options involve overflying Japan. North Korea has conducted approximately 8. Kim Jung Un came to power in 2. Japan the decision was made to not fire toward Guam and risk even further escalating the situation. Guam is 2,1. 10 miles from North Korea, farther than the Hwasong- 1. Tuesday, but the South Korean military believes that missile was not fired at its maximum range.

There is no doubt Japan is a target for North Korea should war break out on the Korean Peninsula. Japan hosts many American military bases that would be utilized in the event of war and the DPRK would look to neutralize those facilities or at least scare the Japanese sufficiently to deny the Americans the use of the bases. Watch Berlin Syndrome Online (2017).

Japanese Ballistic Missile Defense Capabilities. Currently, the Japanese have several layers that could potentially defeat an incoming ballistic missile. The Japanese defenses consist of the Patriot Advanced Capability- 3 (PAC- 3) missile defense and Aegis ballistic missile defense (BMD) aboard six destroyers. Japan is also considering accelerating plans to install a land- based BMD facility called Aegis Ashore. The PAC- 3 weapons system is a land- based mobile system with the capability to engage aircraft, cruise missiles and tactical ballistic missiles. A tactical ballistic missile will have a range of approximately 2.

SRBM). The PAC- 3 has been called the most mature part of the integrated BMD network due to its length of use and success in testing and combat in Iraq. With a range of only 1.