The Joint Chiefs of Staff said that it detected that North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile, presumed to be a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), from the Sinpo Sea area in South Hamgyong Province at around 2:07 pm on the 7th.
It was the third day before the inauguration of President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol and three days after the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) presumed ballistic missile.
The South Korean and US intelligence agencies are analyzing specifications such as the range and altitude of the North Korean missile.
In preparation for further launches, the military maintains readiness posture while closely monitoring related trends under close cooperation between the ROK and the United States.
Recently, the military and intelligence authorities have been closely monitoring the possibility of North Korea's SLBM launch.
This launch is three days after North Korea fired a ballistic missile, presumed to be an ICBM, into the East Sea from the Sunan area of Pyongyang around 12:03 noon on the 4th, and it is the 15th armed demonstration that has been unveiled this year.