
North Korea launched a long-range ballistic missile a day after it warned of an “unprecedentedly” strong response to an upcoming joint military drill by the US and South Korea.
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the long-range missile was fired at around 5.22pm on Saturday from an area near Pyongyang’s international airport, where the North has conducted most of its recent intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) tests.