South Korea says it has carried out its first underwater-launched missile test, following the launch of two ballistic missiles by North Korea towards the sea. This was North Korea’s second weapons test in several days that experts say shows it’s pressing ahead with its arms build-up plans while nuclear diplomacy with the US remains halted.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s office said in a statement that Moon witnessed the test of a domestically-built submarine-launched ballistic missile on Wednesday afternoon.
It says the missile launched from a 3,000-ton-class submarine flew distance which was set earlier before hitting the target.
The declaration followed two North Korean ballistic missile launches detected by South Korea earlier on Wednesday. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said that the missiles, launched from central North Korea, flew about 800 Km on an apogee of 60 Km before landing in the waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan. The military said that South Korea and US intelligence agencies are analyzing more details about the launches.
