North Korea launched several cruise missiles into the Yellow Sea in the early morning hours of Saturday, South Korea’s military said
This comes shortly after Pyongyang conducted a nuclear strike drill and significant US-South Korean military exercises.
In a statement quoted by Yonhap, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the rockets were fired at around 4 am local time but did not provide further details on the type of missiles, their number, or their exact trajectory, citing ongoing analysis.
South Korea’s military added that they are “strengthening its monitoring and vigilance” and maintaining a “full readiness posture in close cooperation with the United States.”
Although the exact type of projectiles is unclear, Yonhap suggested that North Korea fired Hwasal missiles, which Pyongyang claims can be armed with nuclear warheads.
