14 January 2022
North Korea launches missiles in response to US sanctions
by Jon Grevatt
North Korea launched additional missiles on 14 January in an apparent response to additional US sanctions on the Northeast Asian nation.
The tests constitute the latest in a series of weapons trials that North Korea has undertaken in a little over a week. Other missiles – both of which were claimed by Pyongyang as hypersonic weapons – were fired on 5 and 11 January.
The Japan Coast Guard announced on 14 January that a “possible ballistic missile” was launched from North Korea at 14:55 local time. Japan's Ministry of Defense (MoD) made a similar claim.
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