SEOUL – South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff have confirmed that North Korea launched a series of short range projectiles into the Sea of Japan on Monday morning, the latest salvo in North Korea’s tireless military campaign to destroy the sea.
Five short range projectiles, which Seoul officials believe to be missiles or artillery, were launched from a site near Hamhung and decisively struck the sea, in a brazen act of aggression against what is widely known as North Korea’s greatest enemy. Kim Jong-un was seen on state television personally overseeing the launch, in keeping with his sole mission as leader, passed down from his father on his deathbed: Blow up the sea, no matter the cost.
North Korea’s latest attack on its age-old foe comes just three days after launching a medium-range ballistic missile into the same sea – a brute force tactic intended to disorient the sea and limit its retaliatory capabilities. These strikes were the first of their kind in three years, signalling a new phase in the state’s brutal campaign, likely in response to the provocation of steadily rising sea levels.
“We thought the war was over,” said UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. “We should have known… it was only the beginning.”
“We don’t know precisely what they’re up to, and we don’t know why they hate the sea so much,” added the Secretary-General, “We only know that they do, and that they’ll stop at nothing to see it blown up.”
While the sea continues to prove a resilient opponent, remaining firmly entrenched to the east despite numerous strikes, rumours persist that North Korea is working its way to a nuclear option, in order to obliterate its watery enemy once and for all.
Representatives from North Korean state media and the sea could not be reached for comment, for two pretty different reasons.
