Japan: misjudgment, withdrawal

Original title: Japan: misjudgment, withdrawal
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According to Japanese media reports such as Japan's Kyodo news agency, on November 9 local time, Japan's defense ministry withdrew its earlier statement that North Korea launched two ballistic missiles on October 19, saying it mistakenly regarded an artificial object detected in space as a ballistic missile.

On October 19, the Japanese defense ministry released the analysis results so far on the launch of ballistic missiles by North Korea. It is reported that when the news of North Korea's ballistic missile launch was initially announced, the analysis of the United States and South Korea believed that North Korea had only launched one missile, while Japan's defense ministry believed that two missiles had been launched.
Japan's defense ministry said that the misjudgment was caused by the coincidence of many conditions. Japan's warning and surveillance radar accidentally captured an artificial object in space and judged it as a ballistic missile. This is an extremely rare situation and coincidence. Japan will continue to review the response procedures and improve its detection capability to ensure that such incidents do not occur again.
Japan's defense ministry also said that a submarine launched ballistic missile tested by North Korea on the same day flew in an unconventional trajectory and pulled up again after the initial descent, which is a maneuver designed to avoid interception.

According to the KCNA report on October 20, the North Korean Academy of defense Sciences conducted a test firing of a new submarine launched ballistic missile on October 19.
The North Korean Academy of defense Sciences said that the new submarine launched ballistic missile adopts a number of upgraded guidance technologies such as side maneuver and glide jump maneuver, which will make a significant contribution to improving the underwater combat capability of the North Korean navy.