North Korea fires two ballistic missiles towards South Korea waters

North Korea has fired multiple ballistic missile towards South Korean waters, a day before the USA’s vice president visits.

It is the second missile launch by the regime this week, amid simmering tensions in the region.

The weapons were fired towards South Korea’s eastern waters earlier today, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said.

Two short-range ballistic missiles were launched from the capital Pyongyang toward the east coast on Wednesday according to South Korea’s military.

Vice President Kamala Harris is to visit the demilitarised zone separating the rival Koreas during her visit to the South.

The launch also comes as US and South Korean navy ships are conducting drills off the Korean Peninsula’s east coast.

The four-day exercise, which began Monday, is the first training exercise involving a US aircraft carrier – the nuclear-powered USS Ronald Reagan – since 2017.

South Korea-U.S. joint military exercises often draw a furious response from North Korea, which claims to see them as an invasion rehearsal.

A short-range North Korean missile launched Sunday was seen as a response to the training.

Kim Jong-Un’s regime has dialed up its testing activities to a record pace this year, testing more than 30 ballistic weapons, including its first intercontinental ballistic missiles since 2017.

Supreme leader Kim has repeatedly threatened to proactively use nuclear weapons if threatened, increasing security concerns in conventionally armed South Korea.

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