North Korea announced it has successfully test-fired a ballistic missile from a submarine in an article published by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Saturday.

The article says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un both personally ordered and watched the firing of the missile, with the Rodong Sinmun publishing pictures of the event. The text on the side of the missile translates as Polaris-1.

South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense could not be reached for comment on the news.

“There took place an underwater test-fire of Korean-style powerful strategic submarine ballistic missile,” the KCNA article Reads.

“The ballistic missile