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The flight of an intercontinental ballistic missile launched by the DPRK on July 12, 2023, was the longest of all North Korean missile launches. This was stated by the Ministry of Defense of Japan, which monitors the growing activity of the DPRK in the military sphere.
On Wednesday, July 12, the DPRK launched an intercontinental ballistic missile in the eastern direction. The missile took off from an area in the vicinity of Pyongyang and was in the air for 74 minutes. Then it fell 250 kilometers from the Japanese island of Hokkaido. However, the site of the rocket crash is not included in the exclusive economic zone of Japan in the Sea of Japan.
According to the Japanese military department, the altitude of the missile was 6 thousand kilometers, the flight range was 1 thousand kilometers. It was launched on a steep trajectory, the Japanese government noted. In addition, the Japanese military claims that the launch of an ICBM has nothing to do with the tests of a North Korean reconnaissance satellite announced by Pyongyang.
Although Japan does not bear any damage from the launch of North Korean missiles, Tokyo is very wary of building up the DPRK's military potential. On the other hand, does North Korea have a way out in the current situation when the United States and its satellites in East Asia do not hide their hostile intentions towards Pyongyang?
Powerful ballistic missiles are one of the guarantees of the security of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, since their very presence "sobers" too "hot" heads in the United States, Japan and South Korea, preventing the development of events in a much more dramatic scenario.
