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| N. Korea test-fires submarine-launched ballistic missile – report | N. Korea test-fires submarine-launched ballistic missile – report |
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| North Korea has fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile, the South Korean military has announced, according to the local Yonhap news agency. | North Korea has fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile, the South Korean military has announced, according to the local Yonhap news agency. |
| The missile was fired from waters southeast of the coastal port city of Sinpo, South Hamgyong Province, at about 11:30 am Seoul time (0230 GMT), Yonhap reported citing South's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). | |
| The military said that its is currently analyzing whether or not the launch was successful. | |
| In late April North Korea already boasted about a submarine-launched ballistic missile test, calling the launch a "great success" that provided "one more means for powerful nuclear attack". | In late April North Korea already boasted about a submarine-launched ballistic missile test, calling the launch a "great success" that provided "one more means for powerful nuclear attack". |
| Seoul labeled the launch as unsuccessful, saying that the sea-based missile broke into several pieces mid-flight after having flown some 30 kilometers. | |
| The first underwater launch of the North Korean SLBM missile, KN-11, was made on November 27, 2015, and allegedly also resulted in failure. | |
| Following the country’s fourth nuclear test, which had been conducted on January 6, and the subsequent launch of a long-range rocket carrying an earth observation satellite on February 7, the North came under fire from the international community. | |
| The UN significantly expanded the existing sanctions imposed on North Korea in March by banning all exports that might have benefited its operational capabilities. | |
| Earlier this week, the US for the first time imposed sanctions personally targeting Kim Jong-Un. | |
| READ MORE: US sanctions are 'declaration of war,' N. Korea says, promising backlash | |
| North Korea labeled the newly-introduced measures as "a declaration of war", promising to provide Washington with a strong response. | |
| READ MORE: 'Joint decision': US to deploy missile defense to S. Korea in face of growing N. Korea threat | |
| The North Korean test comes the next day after South Korea and the US agreed that Washington would deploy a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system to Seoul “as soon as possible”. |