49 past the hour and time for the headlines beyond our borders. this morning, north korea fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile, that s according to the south korean military, fresh of military. joining me now is ali arouzi. this is the latest in weapons test by north korea. reporter: that s right. this is the latest in a flurry of weapons missile tests by the north koreans. this time they launch it from a suspected submarine. the ballistic missile landed in waters just off the coast of japan, according to the south korean army. now, when they unveiled this missile in january, the north koreans said that it was the most powerful weapon on earth. now, they are prone to a bit of exaggeration. it is, however, a very provocative move that s rattled the neighborhood.
for the last four decades, five decades. reporter: and china, according to u.s. officials has been more aggressive recently in testing its weapons. as of the end of last month, september of 2021, the prc had launched at least 250 ballistic missiles this year. reporter: but china is not alone in developing hypersonic miss missiles. the u.s. and russia are also working on them. kim jong-un claims north korea tested a hypersonic missile with a warhead that can detach and glide. a ballistic missile and hypersonic missile race in asia in recent years. there are military tensions between china and japan, between the koreas, between united states and china. reporter: experts are increasingly concerned over north korea s hypersonic missile tests. where did north korea get the technology? analysts believe it s possible china or russia could have given it to them. but they also say china and
success in this. jury selection in the case could take up to two weeks. all right. turning overseas now, overnight north korea fired off at least one ballistic missile from its eastern coast, prompting a swift outcry from japan and south korea. the u.s. also condemned the missile launch, but says it doesn t pose any immediate threat to u.s. personnel or allies. cnn s paula hancocks joins us live from seoul. paula, good morning. what is south korea saying about this launch? reporter: well, laura, what we re hearing from the joint chiefs of staff here, they believe it was one ballistic missile and they believe it appears to be a submarine-launched ballistic missile. we know this is technology they have been working on for sometime. earlier this year they unveiled what appeared to be a new submarine launched ballistic missile. certainly what we ve been seeing in recent weeks, whatever north korea has showcased recently they appear to be testing. we ve seen a float of new
purposes. analysts say if the report is correct, china not only has a missile that can fly at five times the speed of sound and is more maneuverable than a standard ballistic missile. because they re fast and can avoid detection, they can decrease the amount of warning time and decision time that leaders have to respond in a crisis if hypersonic weapons are used. the idea china might have fired a rocket into full orbit with this missile on it is disturbing to experts. if that s true, then we now have to start worrying about whether every chinese satellite might not, in fact, be a disguised nuclear warhead. this is a very, very destabilizing development. reporter: this summer it was reported that china began construction of what experts said were more than 100 new silos for inter-continental ballistic missiles in a western desert of china. what is very clear is that china is pushing to develop its nuclear capabilities, its strategic inter-continental capabilities, significantly