North Korea fired another ballistic missile on Sunday, a week after it claimed success in developing a new long-range rocket capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.
The latest missile was launched from a location near Pukchang, north-east of Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, and flew about 500km before falling into waters off the county’s east coast, according to the South Korean military.
A White House official said the US was aware that North Korea had launched a medium-range ballistic missile. “This system, last tested in February, has a shorter range than the missiles launched in North Korea’s three most recent tests,” the official said.
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