Pyongyang says it fired ballistic missile from submarine

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea announced on Sunday that it had successfully launched a ballistic missile from a submarine, the official Korean Central News Agency reported.

DPRK top leader Kim Jong-un, who witnessed the test, said that submarine-launched ballistic missiles strengthen the underwater operation capability of the navy and that the military is now capable of attacking Republic of Korea forces and the United States at any time.

He also urged DPRK scientists and technicians to step up the nuclear program in order to launch nuclear attacks on the US and the ROK.