North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Friday that flew about 800 km (500 miles) off its east coast into the sea, South Korea's military said, days after fresh U.S. sanctions were imposed on the isolated state.
South Korea's Yonhap news agency said the missile was likely a medium-range Rodong-missile.
The launch comes amid heightened tension on the Korean peninsula with the North remaining defiant in the face of the U.N. Security Council sanctions imposed earlier in the month in response to a nuclear test conducted in January.
The missile was launched from an area near the west coast north of the capital, Pyongyang, flying across the peninsular and into the sea off the east coast early Friday morning, the South's Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.
It did not confirm the type of the missile. But 800 km was likely beyond the range of most short-range missiles in the North's arsenal.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-nuclear-idUSKCN0WJ30VI do not know what that Kid Kim is planning for ! does he want to start a new war ?
North korean movement is not yet predictable, they always seek attention to countries in the world especially countries like the united states, and some major countries in asia.
It seems that northern Korea wants to show that they are not afraid of the power of other countries.And based on their history where north korea has passed the hard times, the economy is bad and now they have begun to achieve political stability and the strengthening of their economy so they think they are strong and deserve to be reckoned by the world. They do not want to be organized by the countries that are their enemies, they also want to show their power to the neighboring countries around them.