N Korea at crossroads

North Korea's trajectory-shifting missile poses challenge to Japan

Weapons appear capable of evading radar and interceptors

20210916N North Korea missiles REUTERS

North Korea launched missiles during this drill in May 2019. Projectiles fired Sept. 15 had similar specifications, according to the Japanese government. © Reuters

JUNNOSUKE KOBARA, Nikkei security affairs editor
September 17, 2021 05:43 JST

TOKYO -- The short-range ballistic missiles tested by North Korea on Wednesday took irregular paths rather than typical ballistic trajectories, a development that stands to complicate Japanese efforts to track and even intercept such weapons.

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