North Korea says Monday's launch was tactical ballistic missile test

North Korea test-fired a tactical ballistic missile on Monday "to confirm the success in the research for the technical upgrading of an important core element," state media said.The Korean Central News Agency report came a day after South Korea's military said North Korea fired different types of ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan, some traveling more than 900 kilometers.The test-firing is part of the regular activities of the Missile Administration and its affiliated research institutes "to put weapon systems on a highly-developed technological basis," KCNA said. It quoted the Missi…READ FULL ARTICLE