- “Our military will thoroughly and resolutely respond to this kind of North Korean provocation,” Maj. Gen. Lee Seung-o, director of operations at the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff, said after the incident.
- The latest provocation from North Korea comes nearly three months after the totalitarian country fired a ballistic missile over Japan.
- The intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) forced Japan to issue a warning for residents to take cover.
