North Korean submarine ballistic missile test ‘fails’

North Korea has test-fired a ballistic missile from a submarine but it failed in its initial flight stage, South Korea’s military says. It says the missile was launched in waters east of the Korean peninsula – the latest in a recent series of tests. It comes less than three months after a previous attempt to […]

North Korea has test-fired a ballistic missile from a submarine but it failed in its initial flight stage, South Korea’s military says.
It says the missile was launched in waters east of the Korean peninsula – the latest in a recent series of tests.
It comes less than three months after a previous attempt to launch a missile from a submarine failed.
North Korea, believed to be developing nuclear weapons, is banned by the UN from any use of ballistic missiles.
“The SLBM (submarine-launched ballistic missile) was ejected from the submarine normally, but is estimated the initial flight was unsuccessful,” the South Korean military said in a statement.
“Our military strongly denounces such provocative acts by North Korea,” it added.