According to the Japanese government, the projectile may have been a “ballistic missile,” it said in a tweet. The Japan Coast Guard said the possible ballistic missile had already fallen into the sea by 8:23 a.m. local time. It marks the first projectile launch since Pyongyang said it successfully test-fired a new submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) in October last year. Last year, the country also sped up its weapons testing program, including the launch in late September of what it claimed was a new hypersonic missile. Pyongyang is barred from testing ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons under international law.

Source: CNN January 05, 2022 01:45 UTC