North Korea Launches 2 Missiles Into Sea to Protest U.S. War Games With South

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea flouted United Nations resolutions on Monday by launching two Scud-type ballistic missiles toward the sea between the Korean Peninsula and Japan, as the United States and South Korea started their annual joint military drills.

The two missiles, believed to be Scud-C missiles, took off from near Nampo, a coastal city southwest of Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, and flew across the peninsula before crashing into the sea off the North’s east coast, officials at the South Korean Defense Ministry said. The two projectiles flew about 490 kilometers, or about 300 miles, they said.

Under its leader Kim Jong-un, North Korea has increased the number of missile and rocket tests it conducts. In January, North Korea offered to impose a moratorium on nuclear tests if the United States and South Korea suspended their joint military drills. Washington rejected the proposal.

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