North Korea fires three short-range ballistic missiles, Seoul says

People watch the news on the Seoul subway about the North Korean rocket launchSEUL, May 12 the launch of three short-range ballistic missiles from the area of ​​Sunan Airport in Pyongyang in the direction of the East Sea, the Joint Chiefs of Staff of South Korea told reporters in a statement. Guterres condemned the ongoing development of the DPRK missile program projectile and other details have not yet been reported. The South Korean army, in close cooperation with the United States, remains ready and strengthens surveillance of the DPRK. This is the 16th test of weapons by North Korea in 2022. North Korea last fired a short-range ballistic missile, presumably a submarine-launched missile (SLBM), into the Sea of ​​Japan on May 7. Then Pyongyang did not officially announce the launch and did not give an explanation of what kind of projectile it was. Prior to this, the launch of a ballistic missile took place on May 4.