North Korea on Saturday fired several unidentified short-range projectiles into the sea off its eastern coast, the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said, a likely sign of Pyongyang's growing frustration at stalled diplomatic talks with Washington over its nuclear arsenal. South Korea's military has bolstered its surveillance in case there are additional weapons launches, and South Korean and U.S. authorities are analyzing the details. If it's confirmed that the North fired banned ballistic missiles, it will be the first such launch since the North's November 2017 test of an intercontinental ballistic missile. Experts believe that the North has viable shorter range nuclear armed missiles but still needs more tests to perfect its longer-range weapons. During the diplomatic efforts that followed a rocky 2017, Kim said that the North would not test nuclear devices or ICBMs.

Source: CBC News May 04, 2019 01:07 UTC