{{North Korea fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters on Saturday, a South Korean official said. }} <\/p>\n
It routinely tests such missiles, but the latest launches came during a period of tentative diplomacy aimed at easing tensions.<\/p>\n
The North fired two missiles Saturday morning and another in the afternoon, South Korean Defense Ministry spokesman Kim Min-seok said by phone. He said the North’s intent was unclear.<\/p>\n
In March, North Korea launched what appeared to be two KN-02 missiles off its east coast. The country routinely launches such short-range missiles in an effort to improve its arsenal.<\/p>\n
North Korea recently withdrew two mid-range missiles believed to be capable of reaching Guam after moving them to its east coast earlier this year, U.S. officials said. <\/p>\n
The North is banned from testing ballistic missiles under U.N. Security Council resolutions.<\/p>\n
Earlier this year, North Korea threatened nuclear strikes on Seoul and Washington because of annual U.S.-South Korean military drills and U.N. sanctions imposed over its third nuclear test in February. The drills ended late last month.<\/p>\n
Analysts say the North Korean threats were partly an attempt to push Washington to agree to disarmament-for-aid talks.<\/p>\n
This past week, Glyn Davies, the top U.S. envoy on North Korea, ended trips to South Korea, China and Japan. <\/p>\n
On Friday, an adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe returned from North Korea but didn’t immediately give details of his talks with leaders there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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