SEOUL -- North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan around 6:53 a.m. Sunday, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff.
The missile was launched from near the Taechon area in North Pyongan Province. The projectile flew about 600 kilometers at an altitude of about 60 kilometers and at a top speed of Mach 5, the South Korean military said.
The USS Ronald Reagan has since Friday been making a port visit in the southern South Korean city of Busan. The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier will be part of joint exercises with the South Korean Navy in the Sea of Japan later this month. North Korea may have reacted against such moves by Washington and Seoul.
