North Korea fired possible ballistic missile amid deadlocked nuclear talks

North Korea fired an unidentified projectile from its East Coast , South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff of Staff said on Wednesday, days after testing a long-range aircraft .

Japan’s Coast Guard also said an object that would be a missile was fired from North Korea .

Both the South Korean military and Japanese Coast Guard gave no details.

The launch came after North Korea said it successfully tested a replacement long-range aircraft last weekend, calling it ”a strategic weapon of great significance.” Analysts say the missile might be the country’s first such weapon with a nuclear capability.

Pyongyang has been steadily developing its weapons programme amid a standoff over talks aimed toward dismantling its nuclear and missile programmes reciprocally for U.S. sanctions relief. The negotiations have stalled since 2019.