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Possible ballistic missiles, expected to fall off the coast of Aomori Prefecture at 03.35 PM

The Japan Coast Guard announced at 02.38 PM that they had been contacted by the Ministry of Defense when it was informed that “a possible ballistic missile was launched from North Korea”.

Furthermore, the Japan Coast Guard said that they were informed by the Ministry of Defense that “a potential ballistic missiles are expected to fall into the exclusive economic zone off the coast of Aomori Prefecture at 03.35 PM” it was announced at 03.22 PM.

They were calling on vessels for transit to be aware of future information.

"ICBM: Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Class" Multiple Ministry of Defense officials

According to several Ministry of Defense officials, it seems that the ICBM = intercontinental ballistic missile class with a range exceeding 5500 km was launched this time from the expected flight time, and it was launched in a lofted orbit that was launched at an angle than usual. It means that it can be seen.

 If North Korea launched an ICBM-class missile, this is the sixth time following the launch on the 5th of this month. The first three launches were all five years ago in 2017, all estimated to have fallen inside Japan's EEZ also known as Exclusive Economic Zone.

In the third launch in November 2017, the altitude was much higher than 4000 km, the highest ever, the flight time was about 53 minutes, the flight distance was about 1000 km, and Japan's exclusive economic zone off the coast of Aomori prefecture. It fell inside the water area. The Ministry of Defense has analyzed that the missile has a maximum range of more than 10,000 kilometers and can reach the continental of United States. Also, the ICBM-class missiles launched on the 27th and 5th of last month have maximum altitudes of 600km and 550km, and flight distances of 300km, both before the Ministry of Defense conducts a launch test at maximum range. In order to verify some function, it was analyzed that it was launched at a reduced altitude and distance.

Meanwhile, North Korea launched a ballistic missile on the 16th of this month, which is believed to have been failed, but South Korean troops may have been involved in ICBM.

Government NSC: To hold a ministerial meeting of the National Security Council

Following the launch of a possible ballistic missile from North Korea, Prime Minister Kishida will make every effort to collect and analyze the information, provide the public with prompt and accurate information, and use aircraft. They instructed them to thoroughly check the safety of ships, and to take all possible measures in case of unforeseen circumstances.

The government will hold a ministerial meeting of the NSC (National Security Council) to analyze the information around 03.45 PM.

Aomori Prefecture: Collecting Information

As of 03.40 PM, the Aomori Prefectural Crisis Management Bureau has stated that they “collecting information” about Ministry of Defense’s announcement that a possible ballistic missile was launched from North Korea.

Joint Chiefs Staff of the South Korean Army "Estimated to be one long-range ballistic missile"

The Joint Chiefs of Staff of the South Korean Army revealed that North Korea had launched a flying object toward the Sea of ​​Japan at around 2:40 pm on the 24^th of March, and the U.S. and South Korean forces are rushing to collect and analyze detailed of the information.

Regarding this, the South Korean news agency's coalition news said that North Korea may have launched an ICBM = intercontinental ballistic missile class, saying that it is "estimated to be one long-range ballistic missile".

In addition, it is reported that the launch point is near Sunan on the outskirts of the capital Pyongyang, and it seems that it was launched in a "lofted orbit" that launches at an angle higher than usual. This is the 11th time North Korea has launched ballistic missiles and other flying objects, except for rocket artillery.

On the 27th and 5th of this month, North Korea announced that they had "conducted an important experiment for the development of a reconnaissance satellite" by launching ballistic missiles one by one from the same vicinity of Sunan as this time, and the Ministry of Defense announced, all analyze that it was ICBM = intercontinental ballistic missile class.

Source: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20220324/k10013549311000.html