North Korea fired an unidentified projectile toward the East Sea on Tuesday, Yonhap reported, citing South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).
Offering no further details, the JCS said an analysis of the launch is underway. On January 6, North Korea launched what it said was a hypersonic intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM), which traveled 1,500 km at 12 times the speed of sound and "accurately landed on the waters of simulated target in the open sea."
At the time, KCNA described the launch as part of Pyongyang's effort to boost the "durability and effectiveness of strategic deterrent against potential rivals in conformity with the changing regional security environment."
