Topline: North Korea reportedly carried out the test of submarine-launched ballistic missile on Wednesday, just days after agreeing to to resume denuclearization talks with the U.S.
South Korea’s military detected the missile that they believe was launched from near a military base in Wonsan, North Korea. They could not confirm whether the missile was launched from land or sea.The missile travelled for over 280 miles into the Sea of Japan and reached a maximum altitude of 570 miles, according to the BBC. North Korea has carried out 11 test launches this year, but this is the first long-range missile test.At first, two missiles were reported to have been launched; now, it is believed one missile may have come apart during flight and split into two pieces, Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said.Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe condemned the launch and told reporters in an emergency news briefing that the it violated United Nations Security Council resolutions, under which North Korea is barred from using ballistic missile technology.If confirmed, the launch will have been the first time since 2016 that the Kim Jong Un regime has launched a missile designed for sea deployment, according to Bloomberg.South Korean officials say they believe the missile is a Pukkuksong model, one that the North Korean regime was working on before suspending nuclear testing in 2018.
Key background: The missile may have been a gambit to improve its bargaining position after agreeing to resume nuclear talks with the U.S. this week. North Korea suspended nuclear tests in 2018, after it began historic denuclearization talks with the U.S. However, when Kim Jong Un met with U.S. president Donald Trump in February in Hanoi, the two couldn’t come to an agreement.
Talks have been at a standstill since then while Trump has downplayed a string of recent short-range missile tests, saying in September that Pyongyang and Washington “didn’t have an agreement on short-range missiles.” If confirmed, the launch of a ballistic missile from a barge or submarine puts additional pressure on President Trump and his negotiators.
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North Korea fired what was believed to be a submarine-launched ballistic missile from waters off its east coast, South Korea’s military said.
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Topline: North Korea reportedly carried out the test of submarine-launched ballistic missile on Wednesday, just days after agreeing to to resume denuclearization talks with the U.S.
South Korea’s military detected the missile that they believe was launched from near a military base in Wonsan, North Korea. They could not confirm whether the missile was launched from land or sea.The missile travelled for over 280 miles into the Sea of Japan and reached a maximum altitude of 570 miles, according to the BBC. North Korea has carried out 11 test launches this year, but this is the first long-range missile test.At first, two missiles were reported to have been launched; now, it is believed one missile may have come apart during flight and split into two pieces, Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said.Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe condemned the launch and told reporters in an emergency news briefing that the it violated United Nations Security Council resolutions, under which North Korea is barred from using ballistic missile technology.If confirmed, the launch will have been the first time since 2016 that the Kim Jong Un regime has launched a missile designed for sea deployment, according to Bloomberg.South Korean officials say they believe the missile is a Pukkuksong model, one that the North Korean regime was working on before suspending nuclear testing in 2018.
Key background: The missile may have been a gambit to improve its bargaining position after agreeing to resume nuclear talks with the U.S. this week. North Korea suspended nuclear tests in 2018, after it began historic denuclearization talks with the U.S. However, when Kim Jong Un met with U.S. president Donald Trump in February in Hanoi, the two couldn’t come to an agreement.
Talks have been at a standstill since then while Trump has downplayed a string of recent short-range missile tests, saying in September that Pyongyang and Washington “didn’t have an agreement on short-range missiles.” If confirmed, the launch of a ballistic missile from a barge or submarine puts additional pressure on President Trump and his negotiators.
I am a Texas native interning at the Forbes office in London, and have previously been published in London and Austin newspapers. I am an alum of City, University of Lo
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I am a Texas native interning at the Forbes office in London, and have previously been published in London and Austin newspapers. I am an alum of City, University of Lo
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