South Korea and the United States raise the alert on the Korean peninsula

North Korea prepares for another missile trial

With the growing threat that Pyongyang may be performing ballistic missile tests, the armies of South Korea and the United States increased yesterday its alert system on the Korean peninsula.

The South Korean joint forces in Seoul and Washington  increased their surveillance from  Watchcon 3 to Watchcon 2, which is activated when there is a major threat. The change was made due to an alleged experimental launch of a medium-range missile by North Korea.

On April 15, North Korea celebrates the anniversary of the death of its founder, Kim Il-sung, so senior officials and experts in the South believe that the regime led by Kim Jong-un, grandson of the late “eternal leader” could conduct missile tests around that time and even this week.

Before this taunting date, South Korea does not rule out the possibility of simultaneous launches of several projectiles, so interceptors were deployed in two ships in its east and west coasts, also to take the opportunity to implement a radar defense system and other for early warning with four surveillance aircrafts.