North Korea Fires Multiple Ballistic Missiles Amid Heightened Tensions

North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles into the waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan early on Nov. 5. Both South Korea and Japan reported the launches, in which missiles have landed outside Japan’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The short-range missiles were fired from the Sariwon area of North Korea’s North Hwanghae province at about 7.30 a.m. local time, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). The JCS estimated that the missiles traveled approximately 400 kilometers (248 miles) toward the east coast of the Korean Peninsula but did not specify how many missiles were launched. Japan’s Defense Ministry also detected North Korea’s launches, noting that the missiles fell into the Sea of Japan near the east coast of the Korean Peninsula, outside Japan’s EEZ....