N Korea fires more missiles

This was North Korea’s third launch this month. File Pic/AP

North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles into waters off its western coast Tuesday in its third launch of such weapons this month, South Korea's military said, as the North continues to flaunt its expanding arsenal of weapons designed to overwhelm its rivals' defenses.

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the South Korean and US militaries were analyzing the launches that were detected around 7 am It did not immediately provide more details, including the number of missiles fired, how far they flew, and whether they were launched from land or sea.

The launch followed tests on January 24 and January 28 of the Pulhwasal-3-31 cruise missile North Korea says is designed to be fired from submarines. The North on January 14 also tested a new solid-fuel intermediate-range missile, which underscored its efforts to advance its weapons that could target US assets in the Pacific, including the military hub of Guam.

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