North Korea Appears To Launch Another Ballistic Missile

Japanese and South Korean officials said that North Korea launched a missile into the sea Tuesday morning, following its first launch since October last week.
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The missile was fired from the east coast of North Korea, landing in the ocean outside of Japan's exclusive economic zone, according to the South Korean military and the Japanese coast guard.

South Korea called the missile a standard ballistic missile, but North Korea claimed it was a hypersonic missile.

The UN Security Council has banned the launches of missiles by North Korea, which could lead to further sanctions against the nation.

Since the beginning of the year, North Korea has not tested missiles with a range that could reach the United States, but it has tested short-range missiles. The United States, United Kingdom, Japan, and allies expressed fears that the missile tests could result in illegal arms sales between North Korea and international clients. North Korea has rejected calls to restart denuclearization talks and blamed the U.S. for the tensions.

South Korean President Moon said last month that the war between the two countries was over in principle. The two countries have been separated by a tightly controlled demilitarized zone since the Korean War ended in1953, but Moon hopes that a new railway will eventually connect them. Moon expressed concern about last week's missile launch, but said that if both Koreas work together and build trust, peace would be achieved one day.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said it was regrettable that North Korea launched a missile.