Overview
- North Korea, which fired around 6:10 a.m. local Sunday, launched multiple ballistic missiles toward the East Sea as tracked by South Korea and Japan.
- Officials said the projectiles flew about 140 kilometers and likely fell into waters off the Korean Peninsula’s east coast.
- South Korea raised surveillance and convened an emergency meeting, and it affirmed with the United States that they will keep a firm combined defense posture.
- The launches violate United Nations Security Council resolutions that ban North Korea’s ballistic tests, bringing the total to seven this year and four in April.
- The volley follows other April trials, including a ship‑launched strategic cruise‑missile test that state media said Kim Jong Un oversaw, which could color planned mid‑May U.S.–China talks.