North Korea fires two short-range missiles

March 10, 2016 04:33

North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles early Thursday from North Hwanghae province, south of Pyongyang, according to a South Korean military statement.

The missiles were fired toward the sea, east off the Korean peninsula, and the South closely tracked the missiles and is monitoring the situation, the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a press release.

North Korea claims to have miniaturized nuclear warheads to fit on ballistic missiles, the state-run Korean Central News Agency reported.

The report comes after the country reported a successful test of what it said was a hydrogen bomb in February and as tensions on the peninsula remain high as joint US-South Korean military exercises take place.

State media reported Wednesday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with nuclear scientists and technicians who briefed him on "research conducted to tip various type tactical and strategic ballistic missiles with nuclear warheads."

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