The JCS said the South Korean military has heightened surveillance for additional launches and maintaining a readiness posture to share info with the U.S. and Japan.
North Korea said Tuesday it successfully test-fired a new intermediate-range hypersonic ballistic missile, claiming the weapon would "reliably contain any rivals in the Pacific region."
The launch event came as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was visiting Seoul for talks with South Korean allies over the North Korean nuclear threat and other issues.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said a North Korean missile test carried out during his visit to Seoul on Monday was a reminder of the need to deepen Washington's cooperation with South Korea and Japan to deter an emboldened Pyongyang.
North Korea launched its first missile test since Election Day on Monday, strongly implying that it does not plan to play nice with President-elect Trump.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited South Korea amid political turmoil there following the impeachment of President Yoon. Coinciding with Blinken's visit, North Korea has conducted another missile test.
The U.S. secretary of state aimed to show that his country stood by South Korea as it grapples with a political crisis, and as Donald J. Trump returns to power.
North Korea says its latest weapons test was a new hypersonic intermediate-range missile designed to strike targets in the Pacific as leader Kim Jong Un vowed to further expand his collection of nucle
North Korea launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile into the East Sea on Monday, South Korea's military said, as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Seoul amid a political crisis in the country.
North Korea has confirmed the successful test of an intermediate-range hypersonic ballistic missile, which the country claims is designed to address security threats. The test was overseen by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Gen. Jang Chang Ha, the head of the Missile Administration, according to the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
On Tuesday, north Korean state media reported that a successful test of a new intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) with a hypersonic warhead was conducted the previous day. According to leader Kim Jong-un,