North Korea fires ballistic missile into Sea of Japan

The US satellites have been observing increased submarine activity in North Korea.

North Korea has launched another intermediate range ballistic missile into the sea of Japan. Officials from the United States and South Korean officials said that the projectile was fired into the Sea of Japan also known as the East Sea.

The US says that it believes that this was a ballistic missile and it is one of the several North Korea has test-fired in recent months. The missile was fired just a day before Chinese President Xi Jinping is scheduled to visit the US. The US has been telling China to advise North Korea to stop its nuclear programme and missile testing. The US has also indicated that it is prepared to act alone to stop North Korea.

The missile was launched from a site close to Sinpo at 6.42 am Seoul time. It flew around 60 kilometres, South Korean officials said. The Sinpo shipyard is used by North Korea for their submarine activity. In the past few years, the US satellites have observed increased activity in the area.

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