North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Tuesday, South Korea's military said, the latest in a series of weapons tests as the South and the United States conduct their largest joint military drills in years.
The missiles were fired at around 7:40 a.m. from the South Hwanghae province, near the country's west coast, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
The South Korean military was on high alert and maintaining full readiness posture under close coordination with the United States, the JCS added in a statement. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Japan was collecting information on the missile, and that they have not confirmed any damage within the country related to the launch.
The launch comes two days after North Korea test-fired what it called two strategic cruise missiles from a submarine, and less than a week after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered the military to intensify
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