Tensions Rise , as North Korean , Missile Tests Continue.<br />On November 2, the North Korea launched <br />the highest number of short-range missiles in <br />a day, further escalating tensions in the region.<br />CNN reports that the South Korean Defense <br />Ministry said North Korea fired 23 missiles <br />to the east and west of the Korean Peninsula.<br />According to Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), <br />one of the missiles landed close to South Korean <br />territorial waters for the first time since 1945.<br />JCS said a short-range ballistic <br />missile landed just 104 miles northwest <br />of South Korea's Ulleung island. .<br />Meanwhile, Japan's Defense Ministry said another North <br />Korean missile test included at least one launched into <br />the sea outside of Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).<br />Meanwhile, Japan's Defense Ministry said another North <br />Korean missile test included at least one launched into <br />the sea outside of Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).<br />North Korea has rapidly escalated its <br />provocations, launching more than a dozen <br />missiles today alone and reportedly firing <br />more than 100 artillery shells into the Japan <br />sea since announcing an extremely <br />provocative statement earlier in the day, Toshiro Ino, Japan's deputy minister of defense, via CNN.<br />South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, “ordered that a stern response be swiftly taken so <br />that North Korea’s provocation pays a clear price.” .<br />South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, “ordered that a stern response be swiftly taken so <br />that North Korea’s provocation pays a clear price.” .<br />Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida accused <br />North Korea of launching missiles at an <br />“unprecedentedly high frequency.”.<br />Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida accused <br />North Korea of launching missiles at an <br />“unprecedentedly high frequency.”.<br />Kishida then called for a National Security Council <br />to be held as soon as possible amid <br />rising tension on the Korean Peninsula. .<br />Kishida then called for a National Security Council <br />to be held as soon as possible amid <br />rising tension on the Korean Peninsula. .<br />North Korea’s unprecedented launch <br />of multiple ballistic missiles is recklessly <br />threatening the security of the Republic <br />of Korea. Pyongyang must cease this action, Penny Wong, Australian Foreign Affairs Minister, via CNN
