NKorea fires three ballistic missiles – SKoreaSEOUL: North Korea fired three ballistic missiles on Tuesday, South Korea’s military said, just over a week after issuing threats to respond to the planned deployment of a US anti-missile system in the South. The range of what were believed to be SCUD missiles is enough to reach all of South Korea, the JCS reported. South Korea’s military is keeping close tabs on the North’s movement, it added. North Korea last week threatened to take an unspecified “physical action” after Washington and Seoul announced they would deploy a sophisticated US anti-missile defence system to counter the growing menace from Pyongyang. Seoul and Washington earlier this month revealed their decision to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system, or THAAD, in the South following recent North Korean missile and nuclear tests.

Source: Manila Times July 18, 2016 22:41 UTC