North Korea fires apparent submarine-launched ballistic missile

North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Saturday that was likely launched from a submarine into the sea off its eastern coast, South Korea's military said, three days before President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol's inauguration.The apparent short-range SLBM was launched from waters near North Korea's eastern port city of Sinpo at around 2:07 p.m., South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said, while the United States and its regional allies are bracing for the possibility of Pyongyang conducting a nuclear test for the first time since 2017.Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi also said North Korea fire…READ FULL ARTICLE