N.Korea test fires short-range missiles, casts doubt on nuclear talks
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North Korea fired two short-range missiles on Thursday from its east coast, a South Korean official said, its first missile tests since leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to revive stalled denuclearisation talks.
North Korea launched the missiles from the coastal city of Wonsan with one flying about 430 km (267 miles) and the other 690 km (428 miles) out over the sea. They both reached an altitude of 50 km (30 miles) before splashing down, an official at South Korea's defence ministry told Reuters.
The second, longer-range missile appeared to be a new design, but a detailed analysis was being done to verify that, the official said.
The firing of the missiles will cast new doubt on efforts to restart denuclearisation talks after Trump and Kim met at the demilitarised zone (DMZ) between the two Koreas at the end of June.
