SEOUL -- North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan on Thursday morning, the South Korean military said.
The missile was fired at about 10:48 a.m. from the Wonsan area in Kangwon Province, eastern North Korea, according to the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff.
During a summit of the Japanese, U.S. and South Korean leaders in Cambodia on Sunday, Washington reaffirmed its commitment to defending allies Tokyo and Seoul through efforts to strengthen "extended deterrence." Pyongyang's latest missile launch might have been in response to the move.
