North Korea carried out another projectile test just this afternoon less than a month since the last one.<br />According to the South Korean military, the North fired 2 projectiles from its Pyeongannam-do Province into the East Sea.<br />It is yet unclear what type of projectiles they are.<br />For details, let's connect to our Oh Jung-hee, who's joining us on the line from Seoul's defense ministry.<br />Jung-hee, what can you tell us?<br />Hey guys,<br />As you've said... this afternoon, North Korea fired two yet-unidentified projectiles from its western Pyeongannam-do Province into the East Sea.<br />This is the North's 12th projectile test this year.<br />The launch comes 29 days after the regime fired a Pukguksong-3 Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile earlier this month.<br />South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff says it's monitoring the movements north of the border and maintaining its readiness posture in case the North fires additional projectiles.<br />It's also analyzing today's projectiles with the U.S.<br />The projectiles are believed to be from a large-scale multiple rocket launcher or a new type of tactical surface-to-surface missile, not SLBMs, as the projectiles were not fired from sea but land.<br />Seoul's presidential office convened a National Security Council meeting to discuss the matter.<br />Meanwhile, Japan's defense ministry also confirmed the North's projectile launch.<br />According to Kyodo news agency, Tokyo said the projectiles seem to be ballistic missiles and they did not land in Japan's exclusive economic zone.<br />That's all I have for now, back to you<br />
