North Korea test launches ballistic missile in 1st provocation of 2022
CBSN
Tokyo — Japan and South Korea said on Wednesday that North Korea had launched a suspected ballistic missile that landed outside Japan's exclusive economic zone. The U.S. military's Indo-Pacific Command said in a brief statement that it was "aware of the ballistic missile launch" and was consulting closely with allies and partners in the region.
"While we have assessed that this event does not pose an immediate threat to U.S. personnel or territory, or to our allies, the ballistic missile launch highlights the destabilizing impact of the DPRK's [North Korea's] illicit weapons program," the statement said. "The U.S. commitment to the defense of the Republic of [South] Korea and Japan remains ironclad."
The launch was the first such provocation since Kim Jong Un's regime fired a submarine-launched missile in October.
