North Korea Launches 2 Short-Range Missiles, Seoul Says

South Korea’s military said North Korea conducted its second weapons test in less than a week.

North Korea's missile launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea on July 31, 2019. Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo

SEOUL, South Korea—South Korea’s military said North Korea conducted its second weapons test in less than a week on Wednesday, July 31, firing two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast in a move observers said could be aimed at boosting pressure on the United States as the rivals struggle to set up fresh nuclear talks.

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement that the missiles were launched from Wonsan, a city the North pushes as a vacation destination but that it also uses as a regular launch site.