North Korean military vehicles display submarine-launched ballistic missile during a military parade on the 'Day of the Sun' festival in Kim Il-sung Square in Pyongyang on April 15, 2017. (EPA photo)SEOUL - North Korea on Sunday test-launched a ballistic missile that flew as far as 800 kilometeres before landing in the Sea of Japan, the South Korean, Japanese and US militaries said. It wasn't immediately clear what type of ballistic missile was launched, although the US Pacific Command said that "the flight is not consistent with an intercontinental ballistic missile.'' The Trump administration has called North Korean ballistic and nuclear efforts unacceptable and has swung between threats of military action and offers to talk as it formulates a policy. The USS Carl Vinson, an aircraft supercarrier, is also engaging with South Korean navy ships in waters off the Korean Peninsula, according to Seoul's Defence Ministry.

Source: Bangkok Post May 14, 2017 01:18 UTC