North Korea check fires one other ballistic missile, Seoul says

North Korea launched a ballistic missile Sunday off its east coast, South Korea stated.

South Korea’s Joint Chief of Staff stated the launch was made on Sunday morning however gave no additional particulars.

The launch got here three days after North Korea stated it examined a “high-thrust solid-fuel motor” for a brand new strategic weapon, a improvement that might permit it to own a extra cell, harder-to-detect arsenal of intercontinental ballistic missiles that may attain the U.S. mainland.

In current months, North Korea has test-fired a barrage of nuclear-capable ballistic missiles together with final month’s launch of its developmental, longest-range, liquid-fueled Hwasong-17 ICBM designed to hold a number of warheads.

Some consultants say North Korea would finally use an expanded arsenal to hunt sanctions aid and different concessions from the U.S.

There have additionally been considerations that North Korea would possibly conduct its first nuclear check in 5 years. In late October, U.S. and South Korean officers instructed CBS News that Pyongyang is making ready to check an atomic weapon quickly, in what could be its first nuclear check since 2017.