North Korea Tests Trump’s Limits With Submarine Missile Launch
- Regime fires rocket designed for sea deployment, Seoul says
- Escalation comes day after agreeing to restart nuclear talks
North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un
Photographer: Jorge Silva/Reuters/Bloomberg
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North Korea fired what appeared to be a ballistic missile designed for submarines, testing President Donald Trump’s tolerance for weapons tests just hours after agreeing to restart stalled nuclear talks with the U.S.
The South Korean military said the missile was fired near North Korea’s eastern Wonsan area just after 7 a.m. Wednesday and flew 910 kilometers (570 miles) into space before falling in the sea. Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the missile may have separated during flight, with at least one piece falling in the country’s exclusive economic zone near the southwestern prefecture of Shimane.