North Korea’s ‘missile orgy’: Kim Jong shocked the world by firing 10 missiles; Why did Kim Jong get angry?

Seoul/Tokyo: When the entire world’s attention is on the ongoing fierce war in the Middle East, North Korea has opened a new ‘war front’ in the Korean Peninsula. On Saturday afternoon, on the orders of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, together from the Sunan area near the capital Pyongyang. 10 unidentified ballistic missiles The world was shocked by the firing. These missiles flew towards the Sea of ​​Japan, causing emergency alerts to be issued in South Korea and Japan.

‘Missile Salvo’ from Sunan International Airport: Covered distance of 350 KM

According to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), the launch took place around noon. at 1:20 (local time) was done. The simultaneous firing of such a large number of missiles from Sunan, which is also the site of Pyongyang’s international airport, is a rare and show of force. Seoul’s military said the missiles had traveled approximately 350 kilometers Distance covered. Japan’s Defense Ministry has confirmed that these missiles fell in the sea outside Japan’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).

‘Freedom Shield’ exercise and Pyongyang’s threat of ‘terrible consequences’

This missile attack is not spontaneous. Currently between America and South Korea ‘Freedom Shield’ The annual joint military exercise named NAM is underway, which will continue till March 19. North Korea always views these exercises as ‘rehearsals’ for an attack on its country. Just a few days ago, Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister kim yo jong warned of “terrible and unimaginable consequences” of these exercises. Today’s attack is being considered as a military response to this warning.

Is Kim Jong Un taking advantage of the Middle East crisis?

Strategic experts believe that North Korea has deliberately chosen Saturday for this launch. At present, America’s attention and military resources are tied up in the Israel-Iran war. There is also speculation that the US may have deployed some of its missile defense systems (THAAD and Patriot) has shifted to the Middle East. To test this ‘security gap’ and challenge the resolve of its allies, North Korea is demonstrating its ‘salvo’ capability by firing 10 missiles simultaneously.

High-level alert in Seoul and Tokyo, violation of UNSC rules

Japan’s newly elected Prime Minister Sana Takaichi has immediately activated a crisis response team at the disaster management centre. The South Korean Presidential Office has lodged a strong protest, calling it a flagrant violation of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions. Real-time data is being shared between Seoul, Washington and Tokyo to determine the exact capabilities of the missiles and Pyongyang’s next move.