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North Korea fired two short-range projectiles on Thursday, the South's military said, with nuclear talks between Pyongyang and Washington at a deadlock, SIA reports referring to AFP.
It claims the test was for a new type of submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM). The launch was allegedly successful, as Pyongyang's state-run KCNA news agency attributes "a new phase in containing the outside forces' threat" to the launch.This was the North's 11th missile test of the year but its first SLBM test since 2016, and the reclusive state is barred from developing ballistic missile technology under United Nations Security Council restrictions.
The weapons were launched from South Pyongan province in an easterly direction over the sea, Seoul's joint chiefs of staff said in a statement.They flew 370 kilometres at a maximum altitude of 90 kilometres, they said, adding: "We are maintaining readiness and monitoring in case of additional launches."
Pyongyang is under multiple sets of international sanctions over its nuclear weapon and ballistic missile programmes, which it says it needs to defend against a possible US invasion.It is demanding the easing of the measures and has repeatedly urged Washington to come forward with a new offer by the end of this year.The South's National Security Council expressed "strong concern" over Thursday's launch and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe condemned it, saying it "threatens peace and stability of the country and the region".
The North had carried out more than 20 launches this year, he told reporters: "It is clear that the objective is to improve its missile technologies. It is necessary to further strengthen our security surveillance."Japan's defence ministry described the weapon as "like a ballistic missile". Pyongyang is banned from ballistic missile launches under UN Security Council resolutions.
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