On Thursday, the South Korean Defense Ministry said that North Korea had launched a total of four short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan or East Sea. According to a CNN report, the ministry said it would give out more information regarding the missile launch at a news conference later.
Currently, the United States and South Korea has been engaging in joint military exercises. The said military exercises between the two countries had been strongly opposed by North Korea. Both South Korea and the US military did not specify the location of their drills. It was also not clear if the missiles launched were fired in the direction where the exercises are being held.
Meanwhile, observers said that North Korea is not yet equipped with the technology to deliver a destructive warhead nuclear missile. However, the communist country headed by Kim Jong Un has a lot of conventional military firepower.
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