North Korea launched one short-range ballistic missile toward the East Sea (Sea of Japan) on Friday afternoon, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), days after a U.S. aircraft carrier visited the ROK.

JCS said the missile flew around 435 miles (700 km) and that the launch took place around 12:35 p.m. KST from somewhere in Taegwan County, North Phyongan Province — an area that is home to several weapons factories.

The ROK and U.S. militaries jointly “detected signs of North Korea’s missile launch preparations in advance” and “detected the launch immediately,” while also working with Japan