North Korea has warned the United States that it will complete its plan by mid-August to fire ballistic missiles toward waters off Guam.
The Strategic Force of the Korean People’s Army on Wednesday issued a spokesperson’s statement that it is considering implementing the plan.
On Thursday, the commander of the Force announced concrete details of the plan via the state-run media.
He said the Force is considering firing 4 Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missiles simultaneously. He said they will travel over Japan’s prefectures of Shimane, Hiroshima and Kochi before falling into waters 30 to 40 kilometers off Guam.
He said the trajectories will travel a distance of 3,356.7 kilometers, taking 1,065 seconds.
The commander added the Force will wait for an order from leader Kim Jong Un after reporting the completed plan by the middle of this month.
US and South Korean forces plan to conduct annual joint drills in South Korea from August 21st.
A sense of alert is growing in the international community over possible test-launches of missiles by the North coinciding with the drills.
Source and image: NHK
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