North Korea Fires Ballistic Missiles

The latest missile activity from North Korea has prompted emergency security meetings in South Korea and Japan.

Analysts suggest the timing of the tests is intended to demonstrate military strength amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and to gain international leverage.

The South Korean military has increased its surveillance and remains on high alert for further provocations.

These launches continue a pattern of North Korean defiance against UN Security Council resolutions prohibiting ballistic missile activity.