North Korea fired an “unidentified projectile” from an inland area off its east coast towards the Sea of Japan on Tuesday, South Korea’s military said. The projectile was fired around 6:40 a.m. local time, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said, adding that South Korean and U.S. intelligence are analyzing the launch, reported Yonhap News Agency. Japan’s defence ministry issued a statement saying that it appeared to be a ballistic missile. It comes after the socialist dictatorship announced on Sept. 15 that it had launched two ballistic missiles from a train toward the Sea of Japan that struck an intended target 497 miles (800 kilometers) away. On the same day, South Korea also test fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile. Prior to that, North Korea had tested new cruise missiles it said were capable of hitting targets 932 miles (1,500 kilometers) away, putting all of Japan and the U.S. military installations there—with a total of 80,000 U.S. troops—within striking range. The …