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North Korea may have fired a ballistic missile from a submarine, a move that came just hours after Pyongyang said it would resume nuclear talks with the US. | North Korea may have fired a ballistic missile from a submarine, a move that came just hours after Pyongyang said it would resume nuclear talks with the US. |
South Korean officials said a missile launched near the port of Wonsan flew about 450km (280 miles) and reached an altitude of 910km, before landing in the Sea of Japan. | South Korean officials said a missile launched near the port of Wonsan flew about 450km (280 miles) and reached an altitude of 910km, before landing in the Sea of Japan. |
If confirmed, this would be a significant escalation from the short-range tests it has conducted since May. | If confirmed, this would be a significant escalation from the short-range tests it has conducted since May. |
The news sparked swift condemnation. | The news sparked swift condemnation. |
Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe said it was a violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions which bans North Korea from the use of ballistic missile technology. | Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe said it was a violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions which bans North Korea from the use of ballistic missile technology. |
Just hours earlier, Pyongyang had said denuclearisation talks with Washington could finally resume later this week. | Just hours earlier, Pyongyang had said denuclearisation talks with Washington could finally resume later this week. |
Negotiations have been stalled since the Hanoi summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in February ended without an agreement. | Negotiations have been stalled since the Hanoi summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in February ended without an agreement. |
What happened with the missile? | |
The first reports came in the early hours of the morning when authorities reported that two missiles had been launched, with at least one landing in Japanese waters. | The first reports came in the early hours of the morning when authorities reported that two missiles had been launched, with at least one landing in Japanese waters. |
Later Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshide Suga said at a news conference that one ballistic missile may have split into two before falling into the water. | |
This would be the 11th missile test from North Korea this year, but authorities have expressed particular concern at the apparent range and capabilities of this one. | This would be the 11th missile test from North Korea this year, but authorities have expressed particular concern at the apparent range and capabilities of this one. |
North Korea had been developing submarine-launched ballistic missiles technology for some time before it halted all long-range missile testing. | North Korea had been developing submarine-launched ballistic missiles technology for some time before it halted all long-range missile testing. |
South Korea's National Security Council expressed strong concern about the test and said it was placing "weight on the possibility" that it was a submarine launched ballistic missile (SLBM), South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported. | |
The last SLBM tested by the North is thought to have taken place in August 2016, before President Trump even took office. | The last SLBM tested by the North is thought to have taken place in August 2016, before President Trump even took office. |
Two years later President Trump and Kim Jong-un made history by becoming the first sitting US president and a North Korean leader to meet. | Two years later President Trump and Kim Jong-un made history by becoming the first sitting US president and a North Korean leader to meet. |
But despite two further face-to-face meetings there has been little progress towards any agreement on what to do about the North's nuclear capabilities. | But despite two further face-to-face meetings there has been little progress towards any agreement on what to do about the North's nuclear capabilities. |