North Korea confirms launch of new ballistic missile from submarine

A statement from state media on Wednesday said that North Korea test-fired a new, smaller ballistic missile from a submarine. The missile was launched from the sea in the vicinity of Sinpo.

North Korea test-fired a new, smaller ballistic missile from a submarine, state media confirmed on Wednesday, a move that analysts said could be aimed at more quickly fielding an operational missile submarine.

The statement from state media came a day after South Korea's military reported that it believed North Korea had fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) off its east coast, the latest in a string of North Korean missile tests.