North Korea fires ‘multiple’ suspected anti-ship cruise missiles : Seoul

North Korea has launched several unidentified ground-based projectiles, assumed to be surface-to-ship cruise missiles, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff announced.

"North Korea fired several unidentified projectiles, assumed to be surface-to-ship cruise missiles, this morning in the direction of the East Sea from the vicinity of Wonsan, Gangwon Province," the JCS statement said, according to the Yonhap news agency.

South Korea's military added that the missiles flew about 200 kilometers (124 miles).

The missiles flew in a northeastward direction at a maximum altitude of about 2 km, Army Col. Roh Jae-cheon, a spokesman for the JCS, told reporters, according to Yonhap news.

The projectiles were detected at around 6:18 am local time and were tracked for several minutes. Jae-cheon added that the South Korean and US militaries are now trying to analyze the launch to determine what kind of missiles were used.

The JCS is “maintaining full preparedness” and has “beefed up surveillance and vigilance against the possibility of additional provocations.” President Moon Jae-in was immediately notified of the launch, the statement added.
 [rt.com]
8/6/17