The JSC added that South Korea and US intelligence authorities are still analyzing more details.

South Korea also said that North Korea's consecutive missile launch provocation strengthens South Korea-US alliance's reaction capability and intensifies North Korea's isolation from the international community.

South Korea slammed the North Korean ballistic missile launch, saying it deters peace and security of the Korean Peninsula and the international community, and it strongly condemns it as the launch is a clear breach of UN Security Council resolutions.

South Korea's president also chimed in, vowing a "stern response" to North Korea's missile launch.

The Japanese government warned residents in some remote islands that are part of Tokyo as well as Hokkaido and Aomori prefectures to take shelter from a missile fired from North Korea.

?Live streaming?The Japanese government is warning that North Korea appears to have launched at least one ballistic missile. There's a possibility it's heading toward Japan. The government is urging everyone in the country to take shelter immediately.https://t.co/QbGNxw7brV

— NHK WORLD News (@NHKWORLD_News) October 3, 2022