North Korea Fires 2 Ballistic Missiles a Day After South Korea-US Discuss Nuclear Submarine

Illustration of a ballistic missile. (Pexels-Rags Fehrenbach)

JAKARTA - North Korea (North Korea) fired two ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan today Tuesday, January 27.

Citing AFP, the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (South Korea) said it had detected a "projectile" fired towards what South Korea called the East Sea.

Japanese coast guards, citing the defense ministry, said they had detected two ballistic missiles and both were estimated to have fallen into the sea.

Citing a defense ministry source, Japanese news agency Jiji Press reported that the two missiles landed outside the country's Exclusive Economic Zone.

The test was the second this month by North Korea, after a series of missiles fired hours before the South Korean leader headed to China for a summit.

This happened a day after the visit of the Pentagon's number three official, alias Deputy Secretary of Defense for Policy, Elbridge Colby to South Korea met with South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back on Monday, January 26.

The two discussed South Korea's efforts to build nuclear-powered submarines and other pending security issues. On that occasion, Elbridge Colby also praised South Korea as an "exemplary ally."