SEOUL, South Korea — 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. READ: North Korea leader brags missile threatens US Pacific basesADVERTISEMENTThe range of what were believed to be SCUD missiles is enough to reach all of South Korea, the JCS reported. North Korea last week threatened to take an unspecified “physical action” after Washington and Seoul announced they would deploy a sophisticated US anti-missile defense system to counter the growing menace from Pyongyang. READ: North Korea to take ‘physical action’ over US anti-missile systemSeoul 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. The missiles, launched early Tuesday from the western city of Hwangju, flew between 500 and 600 kilometers (311-373 miles) toward the Sea of Japan, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a press statement.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 18, 2016 23:03 UTC