Mainstream News Agencies have reported that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea has conducted what is thought to be its biggest missile launch since 2017.

BBC cites authorities in South Korea reported that the launch took place at 7.52 am local time on Sunday off North Korean east coast.

The US and its imperial ally Japan have condemned the launch.

DPRK has been working on strengthening the country's defensive capabilities to tackle imperialism. The Socialist nation has been facing the most severe sanctions and has been completely boycotted from the outside world by the US and NATO.

South Korea’s National Security Council said today’s test was an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM), which would be the biggest missile tested since November 2017.

The United States has said the launch to be "destabilizing acts," while its media mouthpieces continue to reiterate the narrative.

South Korea’s president, Moon Jae-in, said the latest furry of tests was reminiscent of the heightened tensions in 2017, when North Korea conducted several nuclear tests was launched its largest missiles, including some that flew over Japan.

According to South Korean news agency Yonhap, the missile appears to be similar to the Hwasong-12 missile that the North tested in 2017.

In 2018, Kim announced a moratorium on testing nuclear weapons or its longest-range intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs).

But the North Korean leader said in 2019 he was no longer bound by the moratorium.

The US has imposed more sanctions on North Korea earlier in January, "in response to previous missile launches".

The missiles tested earlier this month showed North Korea was developing technology that can defeat the costly and complex missile defense systems that America and Japan have been deploying across this region.

Former South Korean naval commander Professor Kim Dong Yup said: ‘They want to have a deterrence system that is like a scorpion’s tail.”

“North Korea’s main purpose is not to attack but to defend themselves.” Said professor Kim, adding that the country was trying “to secure a diversified deterrent capability.”