North Korea has fired a ballistic missile, South Korea’s military chiefs say.<\/p>\n
South Korea’s military said it had responded with a “precision strike” missile exercise.<\/p>\n
The US Pentagon said it was still assessing the “probable” launch, which happened at approximately 03:30 local time (18:30 GMT).<\/p>\n
South Korean news agency Yonhap reported that the missile flew eastward from Pyongsong, South Pyongan province.<\/p>\n
It is not clear how far it went or whether it flew over Japan as other missiles did earlier this year.<\/p>\n
North Korea has test fired several other missiles this year, including its first intercontinental ballistic missiles, as tensions increase over its nuclear programme.<\/p>\n
South Korean and US authorities are working together to analyse the latest missile’s trajectory, according to a statement from South Korean military chiefs. It is unclear what range it had.<\/p>\n
North Korea is thought to be focusing efforts on building long-range missiles with the potential of reaching the mainland continental US.<\/p>\n
Pyongyang officials said the first of the longer-range missiles it tested in July could hit “any part of the world”, but the US military called it an intermediate-range missile instead.<\/p>\n
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