N. Korea test-fires submarine-launched ballistic missile – report
RT.com
9 Jul, 2016
North Korea has fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile, the South Korean military has announced, according to the local Yonhap news agency. The South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff says the missile test “was unsuccessful” and failed in its initial stage.
The missile was fired from waters southeast of the coastal port city of Sinpo, South Hamgyong Province, at about 11:30 am Seoul time (0230 GMT), Yonhap reported citing South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).
“The SLBM was ejected from the submarine normally, but is estimated the initial flight was unsuccessful,” the JCS said in a brief press release. “Our military strongly denounces such provocative acts by North Korea.”
Japan has “strongly condemned” Pyongyang’s recent launch, calling it a “clear challenge to UN Security Council resolutions.”
“We should strongly condemn the launch by working with the international community,” Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Saturday, according to the Kyodo news agency.
In late April North Korea already boasted about a submarine-launched ballistic missile test, calling the launch a “great success” that provided “one more means for powerful nuclear attack”.
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