North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile off its east coast on Tuesday, officials in South Korea and Japan say.
in the face of international sanctions imposed over its nuclear weapons and missile programs.
The missile was launched about 10:17 a.m. local time South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said, from the sea in the vicinity of Sinpo, where North Korea keeps submarines as well as equipment for test firing SLBMs.Anthony Wallace / AFP - Getty Images It was not immediately clear whether the missile was fired from a submarine or from a submersible test barge, as in most previous tests."Our military is closely monitoring the situation and maintaining readiness posture in close cooperation with the United States, to prepare for possible additional launches," JCS said in a statement.
The U.S. military's Indo-Pacific Command condemned the launch as destabilizing but assessed that it did not pose an immediate threat to the United States or its allies. The missile flew about 430 to 450 kilometers to a maximum altitude of 60 kilometers , a military source said.South Korea's national security council held an emergency meeting and expressed"deep regret" over the test, urging the North to resume talks.
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