The Latest: North Korea confirms details of missile launch

A man passes by a TV news program showing a file image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, May 21, 2017. North Korea on Sunday fired a midrange ballistic missile, U.S. and South Korean officials said, in the latest weapons test for a country speeding up its development of nuclear weapons and missiles. The letters read: "North Korea launched a missile on April 29." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) A man passes by a TV news program showing a file image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, May 21, 2017. North Korea on Sunday fired a midrange ballistic missile, U.S. and South Korean officials said, in the latest weapons test for a country speeding up its development of nuclear weapons and missiles. The letters read: "North Korea launched a missile on April 29." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

By Associated Press May 21, 2017 2 min read

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – The Latest on North Korea’s missile test (all times local):

9 a.m.

North Korea has confirmed details of its latest missile launch.

The official Korean Central News Agency said Monday morning that the military had tested a medium-to-long range ballistic missile called the Pukguksong-2.

KCNA said that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered the launch and watched from an observation post.