North Korea's state-run media have yet to report the country's launch on Saturday of what is presumed to have been a submarine-launched ballistic missile, or SLBM.
South Korea's military believes the North fired the short-range ballistic missile from a submarine off Sinpho in South Hamgyong Province in the country's east.
North Korea's state-run media usually report a ballistic missile launch no later than the following day, unless a test-firing clearly fails, such as exploding in mid-air.
But the state-run Korean Central Television did not mention the missile launch in its programs on Sunday morning.
The North has also yet to announce its launch on Wednesday of a ballistic missile from a suburb of Pyongyang.
It is extremely unusual for the country to skip such an announcement twice in a row.
US and Japanese government officials believe that North Korea could be ready to conduct its seventh nuclear test at a site in the country's northeast by the end of this month.
Satellite images of the Punggye-ri nuclear test facility show that construction work is underway at a tunnel located in the south of the site. Pyongyang previously said that it shut down the test site four years ago.
South Korea's intelligence chief says the North may carry out a nuclear test between May 10, when the South's new president will take office, and May 21, when a South Korea-US summit is scheduled to be held. The official says the test would likely be aimed at developing smaller, lighter nuclear warheads.
South Korea's military believes the North fired the short-range ballistic missile from a submarine off Sinpho in South Hamgyong Province in the country's east.
North Korea's state-run media usually report a ballistic missile launch no later than the following day, unless a test-firing clearly fails, such as exploding in mid-air.
But the state-run Korean Central Television did not mention the missile launch in its programs on Sunday morning.
The North has also yet to announce its launch on Wednesday of a ballistic missile from a suburb of Pyongyang.
It is extremely unusual for the country to skip such an announcement twice in a row.
US and Japanese government officials believe that North Korea could be ready to conduct its seventh nuclear test at a site in the country's northeast by the end of this month.
Satellite images of the Punggye-ri nuclear test facility show that construction work is underway at a tunnel located in the south of the site. Pyongyang previously said that it shut down the test site four years ago.
South Korea's intelligence chief says the North may carry out a nuclear test between May 10, when the South's new president will take office, and May 21, when a South Korea-US summit is scheduled to be held. The official says the test would likely be aimed at developing smaller, lighter nuclear warheads.
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Summary
North Korea may have launched a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) on Saturday, as reported by South Korea's military. The launch allegedly occurred off Sinpho in South Hamgyong Province. North Korea's state media has not confirmed the launch, which is unusual as they typically do so
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20220508_08/
Date: May 8, 2022
Created: 2022/05/08 21:29
Updated: 2025/12/09 16:31
Last Read: 2022/05/08 21:29