According to the official Korean Central News Agency, Wednesday's test was the first for a strategic cruise missile that is being developed. According to reports, the weapon is called the Pulhwasal-3-31 missile.
"The test fire had no negative impact on the neighbouring country's security and is unrelated to the regional situation," the Voice of Korea, a national broadcaster, stated in an English-language post.
The launch coincides with increased collaboration between the US, South Korea, and Japan, with the three nations stating that they are sharing real-time updates and analysis on military operations in the region.
The United States State Department urged North Korea on Wednesday to "refrain from further provocative, destabilising actions and return to diplomacy."
"We are eager to engage in substantive discussions on identifying ways to not just manage military risk but create lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula," Vedant Patel, a spokesperson, told the press, "as well as our continued stated goal of the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula."
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