The joy of the North Korean leader’s ballistic missiles

North Korea warned the United States that the Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile it launched yesterday is the basis for the country’s nuclear power.

“The missile test is aimed at developing our country’s strategic nuclear power and sending a strong warning to our enemies,” North Korea’s official KCNA news agency said.

KCNA claimed that the ballistic missile test was carried out at a time when the “military security situation on the Korean Peninsula reached the stage of nuclear crisis beyond the Cold War era”, noting that provocations Unprecedented US military and anti-North Korean forces intensified.

Along with the news, photos of Chairman Kim Jong-un clapping his hands laughing after the missile test were also shared.

The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff announced that North Korea launched a “long-range ballistic missile” in the direction of the Sea of ​​Japan at 10:00 a.m. local time yesterday. The Japanese Defense Ministry also reported that the missile fell 250 kilometers from the northern island of Hokkaido and outside the Japanese exclusive economic zone.

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, in his speech to the National Security Council, which was meeting urgently for the launch, said North Korea would be “paid off.”

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said North Korea strongly condemned the ballistic missile test. Guterres called on North Korea to comply with international obligations and relevant UN Security Council resolutions, the UN said in a statement. (AGENCIES)