Japan’s NHK national television quoted unnamed government sources saying the missile landed outside of Japan’s exclusive economic zone.
South Korea’s Joint Chief of Staff said the launch occurred Sunday morning but gave no further details. The Japanese Prime Minister’s Office also confirmed the launch.
Sunday’s launch came three days after North Korea said it tested a “high-thrust solid-fuel motor” for a new strategic weapon, a development that could allow it to possess a more mobile, harder-to-detect arsenal of intercontinental ballistic missiles that can reach the U.S. mainland. Some experts say North Korea would eventually use an expanded arsenal to seek sanctions relief and other concessions from the United States.
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