Sunday, April 24, 2016

North Korea Attempted Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile on Saturday

North Korea on Saturday tested what appeared to be a submarine-launched ballistic missile in the Sea of Japan, the South Korean defence ministry said.

"North Korea launched a projectile which was believed to be a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) around 6:30 pm (0930 GMT) in the East Sea (Sea of Japan) near the northeastern port of Sinpo", a defence ministry spokesman said.

"We are keeping close tabs on the North Korean military and maintaining a full defence posture", he said.

The missile flew 30 kilometres (18 miles) but the launch "appeared to have failed," he added.

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