North Korea has fired another ballistic missile off its eastern coast into the Sea of Japan, according to South Korean and Japanese officials, marking the latest in a series of weapons tests by Pyongyang in recent weeks.
One ballistic missile was launched at about 10:17 a.m. local time on Oct. 19 from the vicinity of Sinpo, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said, adding that it’s presumed to be a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM). The location is where North Korea keeps submarines as well as equipment for test-firing SLBMs. North Korea has also launched other types of missiles from the area.
