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North Korea says ballistic missile was launched from submarine

Under international law, North Korea is barred from testing ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons. The U.N. Security Council will hold a meeting Wednesday to discuss the new test. File Photo by KCNA/EPA-EFE
Under international law, North Korea is barred from testing ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons. The U.N. Security Council will hold a meeting Wednesday to discuss the new test. File Photo by KCNA/EPA-EFE

Oct. 20 (UPI) -- A North Korean ballistic missile launch this week was fired from one of its military submarines, state-run media reported on Wednesday.

The KCNA news agency said in its report that the weapon was launched from the 8.24 Yongung sub -- which is the same vessel used to test-fire Pyongyang's first sub-launched ballistic missile in 2016.

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The missile was launched on Tuesday eastward from South Hamgyong Province's coastal city of Sinpo.

North Korea has tested missiles at increasing rates in recent weeks -- five since September.

Under international law, North Korea is barred from testing ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons. The United Nations Security Council will hold a meeting Wednesday to discuss the recent test, according to CNN.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who visited a nuclear weapons exhibition earlier this month, said last week the United States is to blame for rising tensions and instability on the Korean Peninsula.

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