Missile Trio Touches Down

Frustrated with international pressure on its development of missile and nuclear weapons, fretful North Korea launched three ballistic missiles to Japan Sea on Monday, which touched down at 200 kilometers from Okushiri Island of Japan. Having realized the place within economic exclusive zone of Japan, Japanese government denounced North Korea of its reckless intimidation to neighbor countries. An inconvenient fact is, however, missile technology of North Korea is actually improving.

The missiles were launched from Huangju, North Huanghae, located close to its Capital, Pyongyang. They were intermediate ballistic missiles, named Rodong, that had 1,300 kilometers of targeting range. Three missiles cruised about 1,000 kilometers and touched down on the sea as close as 200 kilometers from the coast of Japan. While it was possible that Japanese fishing boats were working around the place, no damage was reported so far.

Japanese government immediately responded to the consecutive intimidation of North Korea. “International society or United Nations Security Council needs to take decisive measures on this intolerable intimidation during world leaders get together for Group 20 Summit Meeting,” told Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the meeting of G20 in Hangzhou, China. While Abe reconfirmed close communication with United States President Barack Obama and South Korean President Park Geun-hye, Japanese government protested to North Korea through diplomatic route in Beijing, China.

It is likely that North Korea was frustrated with discussion in G20, which included threat of the North’s development of missiles and nuclear weapons. North Korea has launched more than twenty of missiles after U.N.S.C passes a resolution to enhance sanction against it this March. By demonstrating its missile technology, Pyongyang showed firm opposition against international society and tried to stabilize Kim Jong-un regime.

The intimidation actually isolates Pyongyang from international community. U.N.S.C. held urgent session on Tuesday and issued a statement to the press. “The members of the Security Council deplore all Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ballistic missile activities,” said the statement. As a permanent member with veto, China joined the concerted action to denounce North Korea, which had harmed honor of hosting first G20 meeting in China.

Ministry of Defense of Japan focuses on the fact that three missiles were simultaneously launched and touched down on a small area of the sea. “Their technology is actually improving,” told Minister of Defense, Tomomi Inada. Unleashed North Korea is getting a greater and serious threat for Japan.