North Korea Fires Two Missiles Into Sea on Final Day of South Korea’s Drills
North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) off its east coast on Friday, according to South Korea’s military.
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement that the two launches came from the North’s Tongchon area around midday.
The launches on Friday were North Korea’s first ballistic missile tests since Oct. 14, and came on the final day of South Korea’s annual 12-day “Hoguk” field exercises, involving an unspecified number of U.S. troops.
Seoul and Washington say the drills are defensive and are aimed at countering Pyongyang’s threats. The South Korean and U.S. air forces also plan to carry out large-scale training exercises next week….