North Korea has repeatedly launched ballistic missiles into the sea.

(CLO) Early on the morning of April 19, North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles towards the sea off its eastern coast.

According to a statement from the South Korean military, the missiles were detected being launched from a location near the city of Sinpo, a coastal area in central North Korea, at approximately 6:10 a.m. local time today.

Immediately after the launch, the South Korean President's Office convened an emergency security meeting to discuss the situation.

Meanwhile, the Japanese government announced on social media that the ballistic missiles had fallen into the sea east of the Korean Peninsula and had not yet confirmed any intrusion into Japan's exclusive economic zone.

A hypersonic missile during a test launch by the North Korean People's Army in Pyongyang on January 4. Photo: KCNA

This event marks North Korea's seventh ballistic missile launch this year and its fourth in April alone. Experts believe Pyongyang chose this timing very carefully.

These tests are considered a violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions concerning North Korea's missile program. However, Pyongyang has consistently rejected UN sanctions and maintained that these activities do not violate its right to self-defense.

On April 15, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, said that North Korea had made "very significant" progress in its nuclear weapons production capabilities, possibly adding a new uranium enrichment facility.

For its part, North Korea has taken a firm stance. In late March, leader Kim Jong Un asserted that Pyongyang's status as a nuclear-armed state is "irreversible" and that expanding its "self-defense nuclear deterrence" is essential to national security.

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