North Korea launches multiple ground-to-ship missiles
North Korea launched several ballistic missiles from its east coast Thursday, according to South Korea’s military.
“North Korea fired multiple unidentified projectiles, assumed to be surface-to-ship missiles, this morning from the vicinity of Wonsan, Gangwon Province,” the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said, according to the Yonhap News Agency.
The JCS said the South Korean military has beefed up surveillance and vigilance against the possibility of additional provocations, maintaining full preparedness. The statement said the launches were immediately reported to South Korean President Moon Jae-in but gave no further details.
The missiles fired Thursday traveled around 120 miles, according to the military. The latest provocation came less than a week after United Nations Security Council passed a new resolution expanding sanctions against the country as punishment for its missile tests.
North Korea conducted ballistic missile tests over three consecutive weekends in May going back to Mother’s Day, but last weekend there were no launches.
The remote country is on pace to break its record setting 2016 missile test-launch record.
