North Korea Launches Three Short-Range Ballistic Missiles
- U.S. Pacific Command says two missiles flew 250 kilometers
- Follows strong criticism of U.S.-South Korea military drills
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North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles on Saturday morning, a move that came after Kim Jong Un’s regime strongly criticized U.S.-South Korea joint military drills.
U.S. Pacific Command said Saturday afternoon that two of the missiles flew 250 kilometers (155 miles), clarifying an earlier statement that an initial assessment had indicated they failed in flight. The other appeared to have blown up immediately.