SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has fired a ballistic missile towards the ocean on Monday, South Korea’s army mentioned, two days after the North resumed testing actions with an intercontinental ballistic missile launch.

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Employees says the most recent launch was made towards the North’s japanese waters however gave no additional particulars equivalent to precisely what weapon North Korea fired and the way far it flew.

On Friday, North Korea launched its Hwasong-15 ICBM off its east coast within the nation’s first missile take a look at since Jan. 1.

North Korea’s state media mentioned Sunday the ICBM take a look at was meant to additional bolster its “deadly” nuclear assault capability and confirm the weapon’s reliability and the fight readiness of the nation’s nuclear power. Kim Yo Jong, the highly effective sister of North Korean chief Kim Jong Un, additionally issued an announcement Sunday threatening to take extra highly effective steps over upcoming army drills between the US and South Korea.

North Korea has steadfastly slammed common South Korea-U.S. army drills as an invasion rehearsal although the allies say their workouts are defensive in nature.

The US responded by flying long-range supersonic bombers Sunday for separate joint workouts with South Korean and Japanese warplanes in a present of power towards North Korea.