Afghanistan, Oct. 3 -- North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Saturday, South Korea's military said, in the latest launch by Pyongyang amid heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missile was launched from the Wonsan area at around 6:30 a.m. local time. It flew more than 700 kilometers before landing in the sea, while its precise type and other technical specifications remained under analysis.
South Korean and U.S. intelligence authorities detected and tracked the launch, and Seoul said it had strengthened surveillance for possible additional missile tests while sharing information with the United States and Japan. South Korea's National Security Council also held an ...