SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea test-fired two ballistic missiles Monday but one of them possibly flew abnormally, South Korea’s military said, a day after the North vowed “offensive and overwhelming” responses to a new U.S. military drill with South Korea and Japan.
North Korea typically test-fires missiles toward its eastern waters, but the second missile’s flight distance was too short to reach those waters.
It said South Korea maintains a firm readiness to repel any provocations by North Korea in conjunction with the United States.
The launches came two days after South Korea, the U.S. and Japan ended their new multidomain trilateral drills in the region.
North Korea said the launch was successful, but South Korea dismissed the North’s claim as deception to cover up a failed launch.

North Korea fires two missiles after end of joint drills by U.S., South Korea and Japan