South Korea successfully completed an undersea test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) on Wednesday afternoon, South Korea’s defense ministry and the Presidential Blue House announced.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and the country’s defense minister Suh Wook were present for on-site observation during the test conducted by the Agency for Defense Development (ADD), according to a Ministry of National Defense (MND) press release.

“Our missile launch test today was not a response to North Korea’s provocation, but a scheduled one in accordance with our own missile capabilities reinforcement plan,” Moon said. “However, the reinforcement of our missile capabilities can