Missiles from South Korea and the USA after the ballistic bomb launched in Japan: what we know – Corriere.it

Fire of missiles and fire of the controversy on the Korean Peninsula. Americans and South Koreans launched five missiles towards the sea to respond to the ballistic bomb that the North Koreans had flown over the Japan. There demonstration force of the two allies took place shortly after midnight.

Four US-made Atacms (Army Tactical Missile System) have hit
targets at sea simulating North Korean targets: John Kirbya White House security adviser, commented on the operation with these words: We wanted give clear that we are ready to use all our military might, he said in Washington.

This exhibition round of force on both sides of the 38 Parallel it seemed concluded. But the South Koreans have thought of strengthen the message by also throwing a missile of their own manufacture, a short-range Hyunmoo-2C, from a base near the east coast town of Gangneung. The Hyunmoo for had a malfunction shortly after take-off and plunged back to the ground exploding and igniting. For hours the command of Seoul has kept silent, embarrassed. In the area of ​​the accident people have feared to be under attack from the North. Many have spent a night of fear, seeing the fire on the horizon. Many reports have arrived at the national emergency switchboard.

Only seven hours later, in the morning, the South Korean military they have explained the accident. The missile lost the route immediately after take-off and fell to the ground; he was armed with a warhead, which for not exploded, the flames were caused by the fuel. The Seoul parliamentary opposition fired against the government by Conservative President Yoon Suk-yeol, denouncing the empty from safety. No damage or casualties are reported in the Gangneung area, a town that hosted the Olympic Village at the 2018 Winter Games.
Those Olympic Games they had opened a great phase relaxation between South Korea, North Korea and then the United States. Kim Jong-un sent his athletes to competitions in the South, then President Donald joined the game Trumpthe two had liked each other and seemed to be headed for a agreement on Pyongyang’s nuclear disarmament.

In February 2019 the negotiated shipwrecked and now Kim Jong-un has decided to resume his threatening campaign at full speed: the ballistic missile that scared Japan was the forty-second of this year. In addition to the demonstration of military strength, the United States has decided to beat the via diplomats. We clearly let Kim Jong-un know that we are available to sit at the table for to negotiateas long as there are no pre-conditions, White House officials say.

The problem Americans point to denuclearization of North Korea, while Kim swears he will never give up his arsenal should cost us another hundred years of sanctions. Today in New York the Security Councilbut there is no possibility of a vote compact on a tightening of the embargo, given the obvious opposition of Russia, which due to the crisis Ukraine has close ties with the North Korean regime. In Seoul and Washington, analysts are convinced that Kim is also preparing a nuclear testthe first since 2017. At that point, the North Korean crisis would merge with Putin’s nuclear threat, opening a second front.