N. Korea fired ‘ballistic missile’: Seoul
The Hindu
The launch comes as the intel chiefs of the U.S., South Korea, and Japan were due to meet in Seoul
North Korea fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) from off its East Coast on Tuesday, South Korea’s military said, pulling Japan’s new Prime Minister off the campaign trail and overshadowing the opening of a major arms fair in Seoul.
The launch, reported by officials in South Korea and Japan, came after U.S. and South Korean envoys met in Washington to discuss the nuclear standoff with North Korea on Monday. Meanwhile, the intelligence chiefs of the U.S., South Korea, and Japan were due to meet in Seoul to discuss the standoff with North Korea, amid other issues, Yonhap news agency reported, citing a government source.
The North Korean launch would be the latest weapons test by the country, which has pressed ahead with military development in the face of international sanctions imposed over its nuclear weapons and missile programmes.
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