The Japanese government has reportedly detected radio signals indicating that North Korea is preparing for a new ballistic missile launch.
 
Japan's Kyodo News on Tuesday quoted government officials as saying that there is a possibility of missile launches in the next few days, although they did not specify the missile type. 
 
The report added that the Japanese government cautiously suspects the detected signals might simply indicate the North Korean Army's winter training, because missiles or mobile launchers were not detected in satellite images.
 
North Korea has remained quiet since its launch of a Hwaseong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missile that flew over northern Japan on September 15th. 
 
But the possibility of a fresh provocation by Pyongyang is rising after the U.S. put the North back on its list of state sponsors of terrorism last week.

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