North Korea Launches Cruise Missiles Toward Its Western Waters
- Launch follows arrival of US nuclear-capable submarine
- North Korea, US trade barbs over submarine in South Korea
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North Korea fired cruise missiles toward the western waters on Saturday following an earlier threat to use nuclear arms over the arrival of a US nuclear-capable submarine in South Korea.
South Korea detected several launches from around 4 a.m. and is working with the US to analyze the specifications of the missiles, its Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a text message.