A Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) photo of the ballistic missile test on August 29, 2017. North Korea has conducted another test.
South Korean and US officials have confirmed that North Korea has apparently conducted yet another ballistic missile test. The missile launched at just after 3 am Wednesday local time from the Pyongsong facility south of the capital in Pyongyang. It is the first North Korean test since an intermediate-range missile test in September.
In a statement to the press, a spokesperson for South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said, “North Korea fired an unidentified ballistic missile early this morning from Pyongsong, South Pyongan [Province], to the east direction. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff is analyzing more details of the missile with the US side.”
A US Department of Defense spokesperson confirmed to Ars that there had been a suspected launch and that a statement would be released shortly.
The launch comes as South Korea is preparing for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. South Korean officials had hoped that North Korea would forego any further provocations in hopes of an “Olympics of Peace.”
This story will be updated as details become available.
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