North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile to the East, South Korea Says

Missile lands in waters near Japan

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to complete North Korea's nuclear force. Hawaii is reinstating a statewide nuclear attack warning signal to prepare for a potential attack from North Korea. STR/AFP/Getty Images

South Korean officials said North Korea launched a missile on Tuesday afternoon, according to local media reports.

According to Yonhap News Agency, Pyongyang “fired an unidentified ballistic missile from South Pyongan Province early Wednesday,” local time. It quoted South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff for the information.