Four short-range ballistic missiles are launched by North Korea
Four short-range ballistic missiles are launched by North Korea The South Korean military reported that North Korea launched four short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on Saturday, the latest in a barrage of weapon tests by Pyongyang this week. An intercontinental ballistic missile and one that touched down close to South Korea’s territorial seas for the first time since the conclusion of the Korean War in 1953 were among the several launches from North Korea. The launches occurred in the midst of the largest-ever joint air force exercises between the US and South Korea, which North Korea, incensed, referred to as “aggressive and provocative.” The South Korean military discovered four North Korean short-range ballistic missiles that were launched today between 11:32 and 11:59 am from Tonrim, North Pyongan Province, according to a statement from the Joint Chiefs of Staff of South Korea. It went on to say that they were “detected at a flight distance of a...