North Korea Fires 'Unidentified Ballistic Missile' Towards Sea

Relations between the two Koreas are at one of their lowest points ever, with diplomacy stalled.

North Korea has fired a ballistic missile, Seoul's military said Wednesday, days after Pyongyang threatened to down US spy planes that violated its airspace.

"North Korea fired an unidentified ballistic missile towards the East Sea," the Joint Chiefs of Staff said, referring to the body of water also known as the Sea of Japan.

Relations between the two Koreas are at one of their lowest points ever, with diplomacy stalled and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un proclaiming his nation an "irreversible" nuclear state and calling for increased weapons development, including tactical nukes.