SEOUL – North Korea has fired a short-range missile towards the sea off its east coast early on Tuesday, said South Korea’s military.
The test happened as North Korea’s ambassador said at the United Nations that no one could deny Pyongyang’s right to self-defense and test weapons.
Earlier this month, Pyongyang test-fired both ballistic and cruise missiles.
But several days ago, North Korea had also expressed willingness to engage in talks with the South.
The United States (US) military said it was aware of the missile launch but that it posed no immediate threat to US personnel or its allies.
However, the US Indo-Pacific Command said that the launch “highlighted the destabilizing impact of [North Korea’s] illicit weapons program”.(BBC)
