North Korea has fired at least one unidentified projectile from the country’s western area, South Korea’s military has said. North Korea has fired at least one unidentified projectile from the country’s western area, South Korea’s military has said. North Korea wants widespread sanctions relief in return for disarmament steps that the US has apparently seen as insufficient. Longer-range ballistic missile tests, banned by the UN and seen as threatening by surrounding countries, would be likely to result in more sanctions. The launch came hours after the North through its state media described its firing of rocket artillery and an apparent short-range ballistic missile on Saturday as a regular and defensive military exercise, and ridiculed South Korea for criticising the launches.

Source: Irish Independent May 09, 2019 08:15 UTC