North Korea test-fired a new, smaller ballistic missile from a submarine, state media says, a move that analysts said could be aimed at more quickly fielding an operational missile submarine.
The White House urged North Korea to refrain from further"provocations," with spokeswoman Jen Psaki saying on Tuesday the United States remained open to engaging diplomatically with North Korea over its weapons programs.of talking diplomacy while ratcheting up tensions with their own military activities.The United States and Britain plan to raise the North's latest test during a closed-door U.N. Security Council meeting on Wednesday, diplomats said.
North Korea has a large fleet of aging submarines, but has yet to deploy operational ballistic missile submarines beyond the experimental Gorae-class boat used in the tests. Still, the development was expected to have only a limited impact on Pyongyang's arsenal until it made more progress on a larger submarine that has been seen under construction.
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