The launch took place near the port city of Sinpo around 5.30 a.m.
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The South’s military said it “seemed to be aimed at raising military tension in response to the Seoul-Washington military drill”, BBC reports.
Later today, in a statement issued after a meeting of its top security officials, South Korea confirmed that the latest North Korean SLBM test had been conducted from a submarine.
The projectile reached Japan’s air defence identification zone (ADIZ) for the first time, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a briefing, referring to an area of control designated by countries to help maintain air security.
The launch comes amid the annual joint military exercise between the United States and South Korea, which kicked off on Monday.
Yun said that North Korea’s repeated missile tests this year “demonstrated a rapid advancement of capability” and that he shared the concern over the “urgent situation” with his counterparts. The missile was sacked at around 5:30 a.m. (2030 GMT) from near the coastal city of Sinpo, where satellite imagery shows a submarine base is located, officials at South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Defence Ministry told Reuters.
The talks also start as Japan, China and South Korea are themselves at odds over territorial disputes and a USA missile defence system.
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Some civilian experts said they believe the North already has the technology to put warheads on shorter-range missiles that can strike South Korea and Japan. Markets were steady following the submarine launch of a ballistic missile by North Korea. It is believed the North obtained several Soviet-era Golf-class ballistic missile submarines in the mid-1990s. North Korea has called the exercises preparation for invasion and has threatened retaliation, according to Reuters.
South Korea’s Foreign Ministry warned the North’s pursuit of weapons programs would only invite more sanctions, deepen its worldwide isolation, and eventually speed up its collapse.
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The test also came hours before the foreign ministers of South Korea, Japan and China were to continue talks in Tokyo to discuss the North’s growing missile and nuclear threats, as well as territorial and other disputes in the region.
