North Korea test fires new ballistic missile

North Korea today test fired a new ballistic missile. South Korea's military said, it was launched from a submarine in the Sea of Japan, off North Korea's eastern coast. The test comes one day after the United States and South Korea launched joint military exercises on the peninsula. 

Pyongyang had warned



against the drills, threatening to launch a preemptive nuclear strike. North Korea has test fired a number of ballistic missiles in recent months, and has also conducted nuclear tests. Condemned by the international community, these resulted in the implementation of harsh new sanctions by the United Nations.