The South Korean military says North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward its eastern sea as the country continues its weapons demonstrations ahead of U.S. presidential elections

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,