North Korea test-fires missile from submarine in latest weapons demonstration, South Korea says Africa, Asia and Australia Haaretz.com


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North Korea flight-tested a ballistic missile that was likely fired from a submarine on Saturday, South Korea’s military said, continuing a provocative streak of weapons demonstrations that may culminate with a nuclear test in the coming weeks or months. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the launch occurred from waters near the eastern port city of Sinpo, where North Korea has a major shipyard building submarines. It said the short-range missile flew 372 miles (599 kilometers) at a maximum altitude of 37 miles (60 kilometers), but didn’t immediately provide details about the submarine that would have been involved in...