The U.S. Navy launched an unarmed ballistic missile off the coast of Florida on Thursday hours after North Korea fired two short-range missiles, its second weapons launch in five days. The Pentagon said that the test was a standard one for its missile system, and that the missile never flew over land. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the weapons flew 260 miles and 167 miles, respectively. The American intercontinental ballistic missile flew 4,200 miles into the Pacific from California, according to the Air Force. The launch of the Minuteman III intercontinental missile was the second missile launch this month and the fourth this year.

Source: Fox News May 09, 2019 22:18 UTC