North Korea test-fired a seventh missile Wednesday, South Korean officials said, intensifying the furor ignited when the reclusive regime launched at least six missiles earlier in the day.

An official at the South Korea Joint Chiefs of Staff confirmed that North Korea had tested a seventh missile. The official had no additional details

International warnings
The audacious military exercise drew immediate attention and condemnation.

The U.N. Security Council scheduled an emergency meeting for Wednesday and Tokyo warned of economic sanctions against the impoverished, communist country.

"Regardless of whether the series of launches occurred as North Korea planned, they nevertheless demonstrate North Korea’s intent to intimidate other states by developing missiles of increasingly longer ranges,” White House press secretary Tony Snow said in a statement released late Tuesday night. “We urge the North to refrain from further provocative acts, including further ballistic missile launches.”