North Korea fires projectile in latest weapons test

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 12 Oct, 02:54 · Archive

North Korea fired an unidentified projectile towards its eastern waters, believed to be a ballistic missile.

North Korea has fired an unidentified projectile towards the sea off its east coast, believed to be a ballistic missile. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff did not immediately confirm whether the weapon was ballistic or how far it travelled. Japan's coast guard said the projectile appeared to have already fallen.

The launch is the latest in a recent streak of weapons demonstrations by North Korea. In October, the North tested what it described as a hypersonic intermediate-range missile designed to evade missile defences in South Korea and Japan. North Korea has also conducted live-fire drills and commissioned a new warship in recent weeks as leader Kim Jong-un continues to display his military nuclear programme while rejecting US and South Korean offers to resume long-stalled diplomacy.

Tensions have been heightened by land mine explosions near the inter-Korean border last month that injured three South Korean soldiers. The South's military and the US-led United Nations Command concluded the blasts were caused by devices planted by North Korea, though North Korea has denied responsibility and ridiculed the South's demands for an apology. The North Korean launch comes after South Korean President Lee Jae Myung oversaw his country's first test-firing of a domestically developed hypersonic missile.

How it is being reported

• NKorea fires unidentified projectile towards seaNorth Korea has fired a projectile - believed to be a ballistic missile - toward its eastern waters, adding to a recent streak in weapons demonstrations.Perth Now · 12 Oct, 02:18
• NKorea fires unidentified projectile towards seaNorth Korea has fired a projectile - believed to be a ballistic missile - toward its eastern waters, adding to a recent streak in weapons demonstrations.The West Australian · 12 Oct, 02:18

In this story: North Korea · South Korea · Kim Jong-un · Japan · Lee Jae Myung · United States

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