SEOUL — North Korea fired a suspected submarine-launched ballistic missile into the sea on Tuesday, the South’s military said, in Pyongyang’s latest advance in weapons technology and one that could give it a second-strike capability.
The test came as both Koreas were building up their weapons capabilities in what could become an arms race on the peninsula, and with Washington-Pyongyang dialogue at a standstill.
ADVERTISEMENT
The “short-range ballistic missile suspected to be an SLBM” was fired from Sinpo into the sea east of the peninsula, Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.
Sinpo is a major naval shipyard, where satellite photographs previously showed submarines.FEATURED STORIES
NEWSINFO
Roque bares Sara Duterte’s last-minute appeal for him to run for Senate
NEWSINFO
‘Saving’ Manila Bay: Dolomite beach, wetlands drowning in wastes
NEWSINFO
Bongbong, family attend China embassy’s photo wall ribbon-cutting event
The statement added: “South Korean and US intelligence are closely analyzing for additional detail.”
The key question will be whether it was fired from a working submarine, an underwater platform, or a barge.
Recommended videosPowered by AnyClip1/7North Korea says US overreacting over missile testRead More
882
Video Player is loading.Play VideoUnmuteDuration /Current Time Playback Speed Settings1xLoaded: 0%Remaining Time - FullscreenPlayUp NextThis is a modal window.Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window.TextColorWhiteBlackRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyOpaqueSemi-TransparentBackgroundColorBlackWhiteRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyOpaqueSemi-TransparentTransparentWindowColorBlackWhiteRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyTransparentSemi-TransparentOpaqueFont Size50%75%100%125%150%175%200%300%400%Text Edge StyleNoneRaisedDepressedUniformDropshadowFont FamilyProportional Sans-SerifMonospace Sans-SerifProportional SerifMonospace SerifCasualScriptSmall CapsReset restore all settings to the default valuesDoneClose Modal DialogEnd of dialog window.Playback Speed0.25x0.5x1x Normal1.5x2xReplay the listPowered by AnyClip Privacy Policy
TOP ARTICLES
North Korea says US overreacting over missile test
NOW PLAYING
UP NEXT
Ethiopia hits Tigray's capital with third airstrike
NOW PLAYING
UP NEXT
Isko Moreno promises to cut tax on fuel, electricity by 50%
NOW PLAYING
UP NEXT
WATCH: OCEAN PARK SA MANILA, BUKAS NA | CHONA YU
NOW PLAYING
UP NEXT
WATCH: MGA MAGSASAKA, UMAARAY NA SA SMUGGLING NG GULAY NA GALING CHINA | CHONA YU
NOW PLAYING
UP NEXT
WATCH: MGA MAGSASAKA, SUMUGOD SA MENDIOLA | CHONA YU
NOW PLAYING
UP NEXT
Atienza: Makabayan endorses Pacquiao
NOW PLAYING
UP NEXT
North Korea says US overreacting over missile test
A proven submarine-based missile capability would take the North’s arsenal to a new level, allowing deployment far beyond the Korean peninsula and a second-strike capability in the event of an attack on its military bases.
Washington, Seoul, and Tokyo condemned the launch, with all three describing it as a ballistic missile.
The White House stressed that the action was a threat that only underscored the “urgent” need for dialogue with Pyongyang, but also highlighted its “ironclad” commitment to help defend South Korea and Japan.
Under sanctions
North Korea is banned from developing nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles under UN Security Council resolutions and is subject to multiple sets of sanctions as a result.
Pyongyang is known to be developing an SLBM and has carried out two underwater launches in 2016 and 2019, although the Pentagon and analysts say those were likely to have been fired from a submerged platform with the system in its early stages.
ADVERTISEMENT
“The Kim (Jong Un) regime is developing submarine-launched ballistic missiles because it wants a more survivable nuclear deterrent able to blackmail its neighbors and the United States,” said Leif-Eric Easley, a professor at Ewha University in Seoul.
“North Korea’s SLBM is probably far from being operationally deployed with a nuclear warhead,” he said, “but Kim cannot politically afford appearing to fall behind in a regional arms race.”
The missile traveled around 590 kilometers (365 miles) at a maximum altitude of about 60 kilometers, an informed source told AFP.
For its part, South Korea last month tested its first SLBM, which put it among the elite group of nations that have demonstrated proven technology and also unveiled a supersonic cruise missile.
‘Deep regret’
Tuesday’s launch comes after North Korea — which invaded its neighbor in 1950 — in recent weeks tested a long-range cruise missile, a train-launched weapon, and what it said was a hypersonic warhead, sparking global concern.
It also mounted a rare weapons exhibition, showcasing the gigantic intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) revealed last year.
Pyongyang says it needs its arsenal to defend against possible US invasion.
Opening the weapons exhibition, leader Kim Jong Un — who has overseen rapid progress in the North’s military technology — blamed Washington for tensions, dismissing US assertions that it does not have hostile intentions.
“The fundamental reason for the North’s provocation is because the US is not changing its position on talks,” Shin Beom-chul, a researcher at the Korea Research Institute for National Strategy, told AFP.
“Pyongyang is trying to demonstrate that it can carry out a bigger provocation.”
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});
South Korea’s National Security Council convened an emergency meeting over Tuesday’s launch, expressing “deep regret” and urging Pyongyang to return to dialogue.
White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki similarly called for talks with North Korea, telling a press briefing: “Our offer remains to meet anywhere, anytime, without preconditions.”
Talks at standstill
Pyongyang’s latest move came as US Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines was in Seoul for a three-way meeting Tuesday with her South Korean and Japanese counterparts on North Korea, according to reports.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in is pressing for a formal declaration that the Korean War is over — hostilities ceased in 1953 with an armistice rather than a peace treaty — before his term ends next year.
Kim met three times with former US President Donald Trump, who boasted of stopping a war but failed to reach an agreement on ending North Korea’s nuclear program.
Talks essentially stalled after a Kim-Trump summit in Hanoi collapsed in 2019.
/MUF
.inline_ffff input { width: 70%!important; }
.bypro {
float: right;
width: 71%;
text-align: center;
margin-top: -12px;
margin-right: 15px;
clear: both;
color: #5C5C5C;
font-size: 8px!important;
line-height: 9px!important;
}
.lfform-inquirer-horizontal h2 {
font-weight: bold !important;
font-family: mallory !important;
}
@media only screen and (min-width: 360px) and (max-width: 767px) {
.lfform-inquirer-horizontal #myForm3 {
width: 100%;
display: flex;
flex-wrap: wrap;
justify-content: center;
}
.lfform-inquirer img {
width: 100% !important;
margin: 0 !important;
}
.bypro {
margin-top: 10px;
}
.lfform-inquirer-horizontal input[type=""email""] {
width: 100% !important;
}
.lfform-inquirer-horizontal input[type=""submit""], .lfform-inquirer-horizontal input[type=""button""] {
width: 100% !important;
}
}
.formv4 {
width: 100%!important;
max-width: 100%;
margin: 15px 0;
}
.formv4 input[type=""email""] {
font-weight: bold;
float: left;
-webkit-appearance: none;
margin: 0!important;
width: 70% !important;
}
.formv4 input[type=""submit""] {
font-weight: bold;
width: 28% !important;
padding: 3%;
float: left;
-webkit-appearance: none;
}
.formv4 #myForm3 {
width: 100%;
display: flex;
flex-wrap: wrap;
justify-content: space-between;
}
.formv4 .bypro {
width:100%;
font-family: 'noto serif';
float: unset;
clear: both;
color: #333333;
font-size: 11px!important;
line-height: 1 !important;
margin: 10px 3px;
text-align:left;
}
.formv4 a, .formv4 a:visited, .formv4 a:hover {
color: #0b72b5 !important;
text-decoration: none; !important;
}
.formv4 h2 {
font-weight: bold !important;
text-align: left;
font-family: mallory !important;
color: #333333 !important;
margin:5px 0 !important;
padding: 0 !important;
}
.formv4 p {
width: 100%;
text-align: left;
color: #5A5A5A !important;
font-family: 'noto serif' !important;
font-size: 14px !important;
margin: 0 !important;
line-height: 1.6em !important;
margin-bottom: 15px !important;
padding: 0 !important;
}
@media only screen and (min-width: 360px) and (max-width: 767px) {
.formv4 h2 {
font-size: 16px !important;
}
.formv4 .bypro {
font-size: 12px!important;
margin: 5px 5px;
}
.formv4 input[type=""email""] {
width: 100% !important;
}
.formv4 input[type=""submit""] {
width: 100% !important;
margin: 10px 0;
}
.formv4 {
width: 95%!important;
max-width: 95%;
margin: 20px auto;
}
}
Subscribe to our daily newsletter
By providing an email address. I agree to the Terms of Use and
acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy.
#inqplus-article2 {
width: 100%;
height: 250px;
margin: 20px auto;
background-color: #a5b8c5;
display: flex;
flex-wrap: wrap;
justify-content: space-between;
align-items: flex-start;
}
#inqplus-cta-wrap {
width: 50%;
height: 250px;
background-image: url(/single2017/images/inqplus-sub/inqplus-cta-bg1.png);
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-size: cover;
}
#inqplus-cta2 {
width: 89%;
height: auto;
margin: 35px auto 0;
}
#inqplus-cta2 img {
width: 100%;
}
#newsletter-cta-wrap {
width: 50%;
height: 250px;
background-image: url(/single2017/images/inqplus-sub/newsletter-bg1.png);
position: relative;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-size: cover;
}
#newsletter-cta2 {
width: 95%;
position: absolute;
bottom: -4px;
z-index: 1;
}
#newsletter-cta2 img {
width: 100%;
}
#inqplus-nl-sub2 {
width: 65%!important;
display: flex;
font-size: 0;
box-sizing: border-box;
z-index: 2;
position: absolute;
bottom: 10px;
right: 10px;
}
#inqplus-nl-sub2 form {
width: 100%!important;
}
.sub-input2 {
width: 70%!important;
height: 25px!important;
border: 0!important;
padding: 5px 0 5px 10px!important;
margin: 0!important;
box-sizing: border-box!important;
border-radius:0;
-webkit-appearance:none;
}
.sub-btn2 {
width: 30%!important;
height: 25px!important;
border: 0!important;
padding: 0!important;
margin: 0!important;
background-color: #004a87!important;
color: #f5f5f5!important;
text-transform: uppercase!important;
border-radius:0;
-webkit-appearance:none;
}
/* 414px */
@media only screen and (min-width: 414px) and (max-width: 599px){
#inqplus-article2 {
width: 98%;
height: auto;
}
#inqplus-cta-wrap {
width: 100%;
height: auto;
}
#newsletter-cta-wrap {
width: 100%;
}
#newsletter-cta2 img {
width: 90%;
}
}
/* 320px */
@media only screen and (min-width: 320px) and (max-width: 413px){
#inqplus-article2 {
width: 98%;
height: auto;
}
#inqplus-cta-wrap {
width: 100%;
}
#newsletter-cta-wrap {
width: 100%;
}
}
Read Next
30 schools to join pilot run of in-person classes
Perfect-Dating.comAgusan Del Norte is actually full of single handsome guys. Check them out on this free dating sitePerfect-Dating.com|SponsoredSponsoredUndoWork from Home | Search AdsDo You Speak English? Work a USA job from home in PhilippinesWork from Home | Search Ads|SponsoredSponsoredUndo5minstory.comMost beautiful women in the world 2021 5minstory.com|SponsoredSponsoredUndoDatemyage.comAre you 40+ and single?Meet senior singles just near you in ${city:capitalized}$Datemyage.com|SponsoredSponsoredUndoCanada Immigration ExpressThere are thousands of Canadian jobs available!Canada Immigration Express|SponsoredSponsoredUndoAcuStepsAng simpleng pamamaraan na ito ay aalisin ang sakit ng buong katawan. Subukan ito ngayong gabi!AcuSteps|SponsoredSponsoredUndoVerrulonRemove Warts & Skin Tags Safely At Home! Try Out Now!Verrulon|SponsoredSponsoredUndo
window._taboola = window._taboola || [];
_taboola.push({
mode: 'thumbnails-d',
container: 'taboola-below-article-thumbnails-desktop',
placement: 'Below Article Thumbnails - newsinfo',
target_type: 'mix'
});
window._taboola = window._taboola || [];
_taboola.push({
mode: 'thumbnails-e',
container: 'taboola-below-article-thumbnails-mobile',
placement: 'Below Article Thumbnails - newsinfo',
target_type: 'mix'
});
EDITORS' PICK
US FDA clears Moderna, J&J COVID-19 boosters, backs use of different vaccine for boost
Leaked: A 60x Zoom and all-new Helio G96 mean a complete overhaul for TECNO Mobile’s new CAMON 18 series
Delivering delight against all odds
Pagasa: Fair weather on Thursday; cooler days coming
DOJ drug war review: Killer cops had it easy
Next level mobile photography within reach with vivo X70 co-engineered with ZEISS
MOST READ
Drilon: Tax and then ban Chinese firm in pandemic funds mess
‘Saving’ Manila Bay: Dolomite beach, wetlands drowning in wastes
US FDA clears Moderna, J&J COVID-19 boosters, backs use of different vaccine for boost
Villar scolds DENR over ‘scant’ funding proposal for protected areas
Don't miss out on the latest news and information.
View comments" - https://www.affordablecebu.com/
