on Tuesday fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles off its eastern coast, the South Korean military said.
Defense Ministry said the missiles were believed to have already come down at sea and there were no immediate reports of damage.
US eyes North Korean ICBM tests
The US said the launches posed no “immediate threat.”
“While we have assessed that this event does not pose an immediate threat to US personnel, or territory, or to our allies, we continue to monitor the situation,” US Indo-Pacific Command said in a statement.
The launches come days after designed to reach the US mainland. In response, the on Sunday.
On Tuesday, Kim’s powerful sister, Kim Yo Jong, accused Pyongyang’s rivals of making “aggressive and adventuristic military threats.”
Missile launch ahead of US election
Since 2022, Pyongyang has .
Analysts have said that the most recent series of launches are an attempt to grab American attention ahead of this week’s US presidential election.
Monday’s launch also comes as North Korea’s Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin.
According to US, South Korean and Ukrainian intelligence, to help with its war in Ukraine.
since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine and the two countries signed a comprehensive strategic partnership treaty in June.
sdi/ab (Reuters, AP, dpa)
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