N. Korea says 4th new test-firing was anti-aircraft missile

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it test-fired a recently developed anti-aircraft missile.

The resumption of rocket tests and connection for conditional talks with Seoul are seen by immoderate arsenic an effort to extract concessions successful atomic diplomacy with the U.S.

North Korea says its trial Thursday was aimed astatine confirming operations of the rocket launcher, radar and different systems.

North Korea's neighbors did not publically corroborate the trial soon aft it occurred, indicating it whitethorn not person been a large weapons test.

South Korea has said it would hole for the restoration of the connection channels that person been mostly dormant for a year.