North Korea fired at least one “unidentified eastbound projectile”announced on Saturday March 5, the South Korean army in a press release, without providing further details.
Despite draconian international sanctions, Pyongyang may therefore have carried out its ninth missile test, including a record series of seven weapons tests in January, including its most powerful missile since 2017.
A delicate context
The country had suspended shooting during the Beijing Winter Olympics, then said on Monday it had carried out a test ” great importance “ for the development of a reconnaissance satellite, a day following Seoul announced that it had detected a ballistic missile launch.
The North’s latest tryouts come at a delicate time in the region, with South Korea set to elect its next president on Wednesday. Analysts believe Pyongyang might use the most important date on its political calendar, the 110e anniversary of the birth of its founder Kim Il-sung, on April 15, to carry out an armament test of great importance.
