North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Thursday, South Korea's military said, the first such launch in more than two months. The missiles lifted off from Pyongyang at around 7:10 a.

North Korea has held several missile system tests so far this year. On March 18, Kim oversaw the firing of six “super-large” launchers firing 600 mm rounds simultaneously, which South Korea’s military characterized as short-range ballistic missiles.

North Korea fired multiple short range ballistic missiles into waters east of the Korean peninsula Thursday, Seoul's military said, the nuclear-armed country's first major weapons test since early July.