North Korea fires “multiple surface-to-sea missiles”

A screen at the General Satellite Control and Command Center shows the moment North Korea's Unha-3 rocket is launched in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. North Korea successfully fired a long-range rocket on Wednesday, defying international warnings as the regime of Kim Jong Un took a big step forward in its quest to develop a nuclear missile. (AP/KCNA Photo)

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The South Korean military announced that North Korea fired “multiple” missiles into the Sea of Japan in what appears to be a new missile test.

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South Korean news agency Yonhap reports that the numerous projectiles were surface-to-sea missiles. CNBC reports that the office of the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff says the missiles were fired from the city of Wonsan in North Korea.

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The latest missile test comes as new South Korean President Moon Jae-in delays the deployment of the Terminal High-Altitude Defense System (THAAD), an American missile defense system. Though the system needs six launchers to fully function; South Korea has deployed just two.

The test of these surface-to-sea missiles also comes just over a week after President Donald Trump made classified information public, stating the location of American nuclear submarines in the vicinity of the Korean peninsula.

This is a developing story.

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