North Korea fired a suspected submarine-launched ballistic missile into the sea on Tuesday, the South’s military said, in Pyongyang’s latest advance in weapons technology and one that could give it a second-strike capability.
The statement added: “South Korean and US intelligence are closely analyzing for additional detail.”
Washington, Seoul, and Tokyo condemned the launch, with all three describing it as a ballistic missile. “North Korea’s SLBM is probably far from being operationally deployed with a nuclear warhead,” he said, “but Kim cannot politically afford appearing to fall behind in a regional arms race.” It also mounted a rare weapons exhibition, showcasing the gigantic intercontinental ballistic missile revealed last year.Opening the weapons exhibition, leader Kim Jong Un — who has overseen rapid progress in the North’s military technology — blamed Washington for tensions, dismissing US assertions that it does not have hostile intentions.
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