朝鲜发射中程弹道导弹。 North Korea launches an intermediate-range ballistic missile.

韩国军方报告称，朝鲜周日向海上发射了今年的首次导弹试验，疑似是一枚中程弹道导弹。 The South Korean military reported that North Korea launched its first missile test of the year, a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile, into the sea on Sunday. 韩国参谋长联席会议发现了此次发射，并谴责这是一次明显的挑衅行为，危害朝鲜半岛的和平与稳定。 The Joint Chiefs of Staff of South Korea detected the launch and denounced it as an obvious provocation endangering peace and stability on the Korean peninsula. 据估计，导弹飞行了1000公里，然后停在日本和朝鲜半岛之间的海域。 It is estimated that the missile traveled 1,000 kilometers in flight before coming to rest in the waters between Japan and the Korean Peninsula.