North Korea launches more missiles after announcing 2 new warhead tests

​North Korea launched an unidentified projectile off its eastern coast, according to South Korea’s military, the regime’s latest activity in a series of launches in recent weeks.

North Korea launched an unidentified projectile off its eastern coast in the regime’s latest activity in a series of launches in recent weeks. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversees the sea trial of a new naval destroyer on March 3, 2026. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service) North Korea kept up a string of weapons tests Wednesday, firing several missiles off its eastern coast as U.S. and South Korean forces assessed Pyongyang’s latest show of firepower. South Korea’s military detected the launches from the Sondok area, about 105 miles northeast of Pyongyang, a spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense said by text message that morning. The ministry initially reported an unidentified projectile headed toward the Sea of Japan, or East Sea, in a 9:52 a.m.

text message to reporters. The spokesman did not specify the number or type of missiles launched. South Korean and U.S. forces are analyzing the launches, he said. Some South Korean government officials must speak to the media on condition of anonymity. U.S. Pacific Command, headquartered in Hawaii, said it was consulting closely with allies and partners. ​“Based on current assessments, this event does not pose an immediate threat to U.S. personnel or territory, or to our allies,” the command said in an unsigned email. “The United States remains committed to the defense of