North Korea fires unidentified ballistic missile — Seoul military

North Korea has fired at least one ballistic missile, Seoul’s military says, around a week after US President Donald Trump approved South Korea’s plan to build a nuclear-powered submarine.

Analysts have said Seoul’s plan to build one of the atomic-driven vessels would likely draw an aggressive response from Pyongyang.

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff says North Korea fired an unidentified ballistic missile towards the East Sea, referring to the body of water also known as the Sea of Japan.

The missile landed in the sea outside Japan’s economic waters and no damage or injuries have been reported, says Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

North Korea has significantly increased missile testing in recent years, which analysts say is aimed at improving precision strike capabilities, challenging the United States as well as South Korea, and testing weapons before potentially exporting them to Russia.