▲ A ballistic missile is launched toward the East Sea from the Jangyon area in South Hwanghae Province on March 14, 2023, in this file photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency the following day. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)

N Korea-missile launch

N. Korea fires ballistic missile eastward: S. Korean military

SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired an unidentified ballistic missile eastward Monday, South Korea's military said, marking its second launch in a week.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff said it detected the launch but gave no further details, saying an analysis is under way.

The latest launch comes after the North's firing of a ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Wednesday.

The North claimed to have successfully conducted a multiple warhead missile test, but the South has dismissed the claim, saying the launch ended in failure as the missile exploded in midair.

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