Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) "North Korea launches long-range ballistic missiles into East Sea"... ICBM estimates

Joint Chiefs of Staff "North Korea launches ballistic missiles over the East Sea this morning"
" Long-range ballistic missiles fired at high angles...Estimated ICBM
" Raised Security Position...Sharing Related Information with U.S. and Japan"
North Korea's First ICBM-class Provocation of the Year…Only 10 months since the end of last year.

[Anchor]
North Korea launched an intercontinental ballistic missile and an ICBM-class long-range ballistic missile over the East Sea today.

The provocation came shortly after the defense ministers of South Korea and the U.S. said in unison that they strongly condemned the dispatch of troops to Russia.

I'll connect with a reporter to hear more about it. Reporter Lee Jong Won!

Please tell us more about the announcement made by the military.

[Reporter]
Yes, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said North Korea fired long-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea.

At around 7:10 a.m. this morning, one ballistic missile was fired from the Pyongyang area into the East Sea.According to the South Korean military's analysis, it is believed to be an intercontinental ballistic missile with an ICBM level, which was launched at a high angle of

.

The military emphasized that it is fully prepared by closely sharing relevant information with the U.S. and Japanese authorities while raising the alert.

It is the first time this year that North Korea has launched an ICBM-class provocation, and 10 months after launching the Hwasong-18 in December last year.

At that time, Kim Jong-un, as well as his daughter Joo-ae and his wife Ri Sol-ju, visited the launch site together, but last year, it was not a normal angle, but a high-angle launch method.

In addition, North Korea's ballistic missile provocation was the first in 43 days since the 18th of last month, and at that time it was a new tactical ballistic missile with a warhead of 4.5 tons.

Today's ballistic missile provocation came amid mounting international pressure due to the North Korean military's dispatch of troops to Russia.

Earlier, the defense ministers of South Korea and the U.S. held a South Korea-U.S. security council meeting in Washington on the 30th local time and announced that they strongly condemned North Korea's dispatch of troops to Russia.

Analysts say today's provocation is a show of force against it and is aimed at the U.S. presidential election less than a week away.

I'm Lee Jongwon of YTN in the political department.