South Korea becomes 8th country to fire ballistic missile from sub

Move threatens to escalate arms race with Pyongyang

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South Korea's Dosan Ahn Chang-ho, a 3,000-ton class submarine used to test-fire a sub-launched ballistic missile. (Photo provided by the South Korean navy) © Yonhap/Kyodo

YOSUKE ONCHI, Nikkei staff writer

SEOUL -- The South Korean military conducted its first successful underwater test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile, it was revealed Tuesday, setting the stage for an intensified missile development race with North Korea.

The new Dosan Ahn Chang-ho submarine that went into service last month conducted the test last Wednesday, according to a report by South Korea's Yonhap News Agency that cited confidential sources.

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