Suga: NKorea fired 'what could be ballistic missile'
Suga: NKorea fired 'what could be ballistic missile'
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said North Korea fired "what could be a ballistic missile" early on Tuesday.
During a briefing in Tokyo Suga said the government had stepped up vigilance and surveillance as it analyzed details of the launch.
Tests of ballistic and cruise missiles earlier this month were North Korea's first such launches in six months and displayed its ability to attack targets in South Korea and Japan, both key U.S. allies where a total of 80,000 American troops are stationed.
But last Friday and Saturday, Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, reached out to Seoul, saying her country was open to resuming talks and reconciliatory steps if conditions are met.
Some experts said North Korea wants South Korea to work to win it relief from U.S.-led sanctions.
While North Korea has tested short-range weapons and vowed to continue building its nuclear arsenal, leader Kim Jong Un has maintained a moratorium on testing longer-range weapons capable of reaching the American
homeland, an indication he wants to keep the chances for future diplomacy with the U.S. alive.
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