Tensions in Asia: after testing “the most powerful strategic weapon in the world”, North Korea fires a missile just before the presidential election in the United States

The North Korea launched several ballistic missiles off its eastern coast, the South Korean army general staff reported Tuesday, a test that comes days after the firing of a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile and a few hours from theUnited States presidential election. Seoul warned last week, based on military intelligence, that Pyongyang could launch a ballistic missile or carry out a nuclear test before or just after the American presidential election, on November 5, with the desire to highlight its military progress. According to the South Korean Army General Staff, the missiles launched on Tuesday were short-range.

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Japan confirms

In Tokyo, the Japanese government reported that North Korea fired a projectile believed to be a ballistic missile, which crashed into the sea outside Japan's exclusive economic zone.

North Korea says it is protesting against the military maneuvers recently organized by the United States, Japan and South Korea, which it accuses of aggravating tensions in the region and which, according to it, justifies these ballistic tests. Pyongyang said it tested the“the most powerful strategic weapon in the world”presenting the shot as a warning to enemies threatening North Korean security. These missile tests fuel tensions with the United States and its allies, concerned by the presence of thousands of North Korean soldiers in Russiasome of whom would be deployed near the border withUkraine.