Overview
- South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff detected multiple short-range ballistic missiles at about 8:10 a.m. from Junghwa in North Hwanghae Province.
- The missiles flew roughly 350 kilometers in a northeasterly direction toward the East Sea, with exact specifications under review with the United States.
- It is North Korea’s first ballistic activity in about five months and the first since President Lee Jae Myung took office in June.
- Seoul elevated surveillance and shared data with the United States and Japan, and Tokyo reported no entry into its territory or exclusive economic zone.
- Precise impact locations remain unconfirmed, with some reporting suggesting the projectiles may have landed inland rather than in the sea.