The launch came days after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised a flight test of the country’s newest intercontinental ballistic missile designed to reach the U.S. mainland.

North Korea fired an unidentified ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Tuesday, South Korea's military said, just ahead of the U.S. presidential election. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected the launch but did not provide further details,

North Korea reportedly test launched an intercontinental ballistic missile on Thursday, which landed in the Sea of Japan, posing a threat to the region.