S. Korea, U.S., Japan hold consultations over N. Korea's latest missile launches

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SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Yonhap) -- Senior diplomats from South Korea, the United States and Japan held telephone consultations Tuesday to share information and discuss responses to North Korea's latest ballistic missile launches, Seoul's foreign ministry said.

On Monday, North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles toward the East Sea, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). The North said Tuesday it test-fired a "tactical" ballistic missile the previous day to verify technological improvements to a key component of its weapons systems.

Baek Yong-jin, director general for Korean Peninsula policy at Seoul's foreign ministry, spoke with David Wilezol, deputy assistant secretary for Northeast Asia at the U.S. State Department, and Takashi Ariyoshi, a senior official at Japan's foreign ministry, the ministry said.

"The three officials shared relevant information and discussed future responses," the ministry said in a press release.

"The foreign affairs authorities of the three countries operate a channel for promptly sharing information and assessments whenever North Korea launches ballistic missiles," it added.

Monday's launches came after South Korea publicly announced the first successful test-firing of a homegrown hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV) on Thursday.

The JCS said the North appear to have been intended to demonstrate force in response to Seoul's successful hypersonic missile test and to showcase progress in developing its missile capabilities under its five-year defense development plan.

A news report on North Korea's ballistic missile launches is aired at Seoul Station in the capital on Oct. 12, 2026. (Yonhap)

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首尔，10月13日（韩联社）——韩国外交部表示，韩国、美国和日本的高级外交官周二举行电话磋商，分享信息并讨论对朝鲜最新弹道导弹发射的回应。

据韩国联合参谋本部消息，朝鲜周一向东海发射了多枚弹道导弹。朝鲜周二表示，前一天试射了一枚“战术”弹道导弹，以验证其武器系统关键部件的技术改进。

韩国外交部表示，韩国外交部朝鲜半岛政策司司长白永镇与美国国务院东北亚事务副助理国务卿戴维·维莱佐尔以及日本外务省高级官员有吉隆进行了会谈。

该部在一份新闻稿中表示：“三位官员分享了相关信息，并讨论了未来的应对措施。”

声明还补充说：“三国的外交部门开通了一条渠道，以便在朝鲜发射弹道导弹时能够迅速分享信息和评估结果。”

周一的发射是在韩国于周四公开宣布首次成功试射国产高超音速滑翔飞行器（HGV）之后进行的。

联合参谋本部表示，朝鲜此举似乎意在展示武力，以回应首尔成功进行的超音速导弹试验，并展示其在五年国防发展计划下导弹能力发展方面取得的进展。

2026年10月12日，首尔站播出有关朝鲜弹道导弹发射的新闻报道。（韩联社）

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（第二条）朝鲜报告试射“战术”弹道导弹，以改进武器系统

（第三条）韩国进行高超音速武器试验后，朝鲜发射多枚弹道导弹

朝鲜开设新的国防博物馆，展出洲际弹道导弹和其他先进武器。

（导语）青瓦台敦促朝鲜立即停止非法导弹发射

韩国、美国、日本就朝鲜最新导弹试射举行磋商