Science Technology Business U. N Korea confirms missile test designed for submarine launch. This photo provided by the North Korean government shows a ballistic missile launched from a submarine Tuesday, Oct. North Korea announced Wednesday, Oct. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government.
The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. More on North Korea. SKorean candidate takes tough line on NKorea nuclear program. Seoul rejects refugee claims by Chinese N. Korean defectors. North Korea has carried out a flurry of missile tests in recent weeks, including of what it said were hypersonic and long-range weapons. Some of these tests violate strict international sanctions.
The country is specifically prohibited by the United Nations from testing ballistic missiles as well as nuclear weapons. The UN considers ballistic missiles to be more threatening than cruise missiles because they can carry more powerful payloads, have a longer range and can fly faster.
It landed in the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan. They said it was suspected to have been a submarine-launched ballistic missile. South Korean media reported that this particular missile was believed to have travelled about km miles at a maximum height of 60km. Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said two ballistic missiles had been fired, calling the launches "very regrettable". In October , North Korea tested a submarine-launched ballistic missile, firing a Pukguksong-3 from an underwater platform.
At the time, state news agency KCNA said it had been fired at a high angle to minimise the "external threat". However, if the missile had been launched on a standard trajectory, instead of a vertical one, it could have travelled around 1,km.
That would have put all of South Korea and Japan within range. Being launched from a submarine can also make missiles harder to detect and allow them to get closer to other targets. The latest launch comes as South Korea develops its own weapons, in what observers say has turned into an arms race on the Korean peninsula. Seoul is holding what is said to be South Korea's largest ever defence exhibition this week. It will reportedly unveil a new fighter jet as well as guided weapons like missiles.
It is also due to launch its own space rocket soon. North and South Korea technically remain at war as the Korean War, which split the peninsula into two countries and which saw the US backing the South, ended in with an armistice. This week he reiterated the stance of US President Joe Biden's administration that it is open to meeting with North Korea without pre-conditions. Previous talks between the US and North Korea broke down due to fundamental disagreements on denuclearisation.
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