Overview
- South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff detected the launch at around 8:20 a.m. local time and disclosed no details about the missile’s type or launch site.
- The firing is the first reported missile launch since President Lee Jae Myung took office in June.
- The projectile was directed toward the East Sea, and authorities did not immediately provide its precise trajectory or impact point.
- North Korea’s prior launches this year included short-range ballistic missiles on May 8 and cruise missiles on May 22.
- The incident precedes the Oct. 31-Nov. 1 APEC meetings in Gyeongju, where U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to attend.