South Korea says North Korea fired 1 ballistic missile toward its eastern waters

Seoul, South Korea — North Korea on Friday fired a suspected short-range ballistic missile toward its eastern waters, South Korea’s military said, as Pyongyang steps up its testing activity while talks with Washington and Seoul remain stalled.

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the weapon flew about 700 kilometers (434 miles) cross-country after being fired from an inland area around the western county of Taekwan.

It said South Korean and U.S. intelligence authorities had monitored North Korea's launch preparations in advance and were now analyzing details of the test. South Korea’s military has strengthened surveillance and vigilance against the possibility of additional North Korean launches and is sharing relevant information with the United States and Japan, the joint chiefs s