In the morning of April 29, North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile. This is reported by Gordon with reference to the South Korean agency Yonhap.

The launch took place in the area of ??Wonsan on the east coast of the country. According to the military, the range of such a warhead is about 450 km.

Pyongyang's actions condemned the new government of South Korea, which "seeks to improve inter-Korean ties," writes the agency.

The Japanese authorities reported that the missile fell in its exclusive maritime economic zone.

North Korea regularly conducts ballistic missile tests, the last - May 21.

In this regard, the United States has sent two destroyers closer to the shores of North Korea - ships with cruise missiles Tomahawk are located 500 km from the alleged nuclear test site. The third aviation group has already gone to the shores of the DPRK.