North Korea, Disrupt Communications with the South: What Happens. Missile scares Japan

Another North Korean missile in the Sea of ​​Japan. Initially, the ‘J-Alert’ was released by the Japanese government, that is, the national alert to the population of Hokkaido Prefecture, a direct channel of real-time information provided only in cases of national emergency. The emergency then returned and provoked some protests in the country, due to the delay in communication and the general nature of the alarm. According to military authorities, North Korean ballistic missiles are capable of reaching the country in less than 10 minutes from launch, so the alert went off from the moment the satellites detected the launch. However, the trajectory did not involve the Japanese islands.

Signs of tension have been evident for days, with the two-day joint military exercise between Japan, the United States and
South Korea, completed on April 4, which featured the participation of the US Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier «Nimitz», followed in turn in response to the numerous tests carried out in March by North Korea on missile launches ballistics of “maritime mobile stations” . In addition, last Monday an extraordinary meeting of the Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party of Korea was held, with the presence of Secretary General Kim Jong-un, in which the leader himself announced “unprecedented deterrence operations” .

One indicator that tensions between Seoul and Pyongyang are soaring is the fact that North Korea failed to respond to routine calls on the Red Line connecting it to South Korea a week ago. The procedure provides for two calls a day, at 9am and 3pm, on the military hotline to avoid clashes over disagreements on the 38th parallel.

Source: IL Tempo

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