North Korea Says Underwater-Launched Missile Test Succeeded

North Korea confirmed on Oct. 3 it has carried out its first underwater-launched ballistic missile test in three years.

What appears to be a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) flies in an undisclosed location in this undated picture released by North Korea's Central News Agency (KCNA) on Oct. 2, 2019. KCNA via Reuters

SEOUL, South Korea—North Korea confirmed on Oct. 3 it has carried out its first underwater-launched ballistic missile test in three years.

Wednesday’s test of the Pukguksong-3 missile, which North Korea describes as a submarine-launched ballistic missile, is seen as the North’s most high-profile weapons launch since it began diplomacy with the United States early last year.