SEOUL, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- North Korea fired a suspected short-range ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Friday, Seoul's military said, one day after Pyongyang warned of a response to Washington's latest sanctions.
"Our military detected a projectile presumed to be a short-range ballistic missile launched from the Taegwan area of North Pyongan Province into the East Sea at approximately 12:35 p.m. today," South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a text message to reporters.
The missile flew roughly 435 miles before splashing into the sea, the JCS said, adding that South Korean and U.S. intelligence "had been monitoring launch preparations in advance and immediately detected and tracked the launch."
Japan's Defense Ministry also reported the missile launch and said the projectile fell outside the country's exclusive economic zone with no damage to planes or ships.
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