SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea says North Korea has test-fired a missile from a submarine.
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Workers stated in a press release Monday it detected the North Korean missile launch from a submarine within the waters close to the North’s jap port metropolis of Sinpo on Sunday.
South Korean and U.S. intelligence authorities had been analyzing particulars of the launch, in accordance with South Korean authorities. It’s the newest weapons take a look at by North Korea this 12 months.
Sunday’s launch got here earlier than the U.S. and South Korean militaries start large-scale joint navy drills that North Korea views as a rehearsal for invasion.