In response to Trump’s moves, North Korea launches a ballistic missile

Seoul announced that North Korea launched a ballistic missile, about a week after US President Donald Trump approved South Korea’s construction of a nuclear-powered submarine.

The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said "North Korea launched An unspecifiedballistic missile towards the East Sea"using the Korean name for the Sea of ​​Japan.

For her part, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said that the missile fell into the sea outside Japanese waters, and there were no reports of damage or injuries.

The launch came after Trump announced that South Korea would build a nuclear-propelled submarine in "Philadelphia shipyards" On the east coast of the United States.

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