Just hours after capturing a US soldier from its side of the demilitarised zone (DMZ), North Korea launched two intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) early Wednesday, fuelling tensions in the region as nuclear submarine is currently docked at a South Korean port.
The submarine arrived after four decades and aimed to protect South Korea and US’ neighbouring allies from North Korea growing military preparedness and weapons development.
The Japanese Defence Ministry said that both the missiles appeared to have fallen outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) called on the North to cease such launches.
