North Korea confirms submarine launch of ballistic missile

A man watches a TV report showing news footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul. - AFP

SEOUL (AFP): North Korea successfully tested a new type of submarine-launched ballistic missile, state media reported Wednesday (Octt 20) as the nuclear-armed country seeks to show off its ever-expanding military capabilities.

Tuesday's test, carried out near Sinpo, the site of a major naval dockyard, came as both Koreas build up their weapons technology in what could become an arms race on the peninsula, and with Washington-Pyongyang dialogue at a standstill.