North Korea fires ‘new type of ballistic missile’ into sea toward Japan

North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast into the Sea of Japan on Thursday morning, according to the South Korean government, in the first such launch since President Trump met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in late June.

They were launched near the coastal city of Wonsan at 5:34 and 5:57 a.m., respectively, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement, with officials later saying the first missile flew about 265 miles at an altitude of about 30 miles, and the second traveling some 430 miles.

South Korea’s National Security Council said it had assessed the projectiles to be a “new type of short-range ballistic missile,” but said it would make a final conclusion in coordination with the United States.

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