North Korea has fired an unidentified projectile into waters off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said
According to the Japanese government, the projectile may have been a"ballistic missile," it said in a tweet.The Japan Coast Guard said the possible ballistic missile had already fallen into the sea by 8:23 a.m. local time. It called on all vessels transiting to look out for updates.Japan's government also said it is confirming the safety of aircraft and ships.
Wednesday's launch comes a few days after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gave a year-end speech in which he admitted there is a"food problem" in the country. The address brought an important five-day meeting of his Korean Worker's Party to a close.Kim also praised military advances made during his tenth year in power but made no specific mention of South Korea nor the US, other than a short reference to policy directions for inter-Korean relations and external affairs.
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