▲ This photo, provided by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on April 14, 2023, shows the North's new solid-fuel Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), test-fired the previous day under the guidance of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)

N Korea-missile launch

N. Korea fires unspecified ballistic missile toward East Sea: S. Korean military

SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired an unspecified ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Monday, the South Korean military said, just hours after it launched a short-range missile.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected the launch but did not give further details.

North Korea fired a short-range missile from in or around Pyongyang at 10:38 p.m. Sunday, and it flew about 570 kilometers before splashing into the East Sea, according to the JCS.

The launch came days after Seoul and Washington held the second session of the Nuclear Consultative Group and agreed to complete the establishment of guidelines on the planning and operation of a shared nuclear strategy by the middle of next year.

Sunday's launch coincided with a U.S. nuclear-powered submarine's port call at the southeastern port of Busan, amid concerns North Korea could launch an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) this month.

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