North Korea test-fires suspected missiles after US and South Korea conduct fighter jet drill

North Korea launched suspected short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Friday, South Korea's military said, a day after the U.S. and South Korea conducted a joint military exercise. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missiles were fired from North Korea's east coast Wonsan region and traveled about 185 miles before landing in the waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan.

North Korea has extended its run of weapons testing in recent months as part of its efforts to enlarge and modernize its arsenal, while diplomacy with the United States and South Korea remains stalled. Last week, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test firing of a new multiple rocket launch system, according to the North’s state media. North Korea says it has been forced to boost its nuclear and missile programs to deal with U.S.-led hostilities. North Korea cites expanded U.S.

The joint military exercise on Thursday involved two South Korean F-35As and two U.S. F-22 Raptors that flew over the central region of South Korea, the Associated Press reported. North Korean state media said Friday the deployment of U.S. F-22s to South Korea, the first in seven months, is 'another clear proof of the hostile nature of the U.S.' which seeks 'a showdown of force' with North Korea.

We don’t conceal the fact that such weapons will be used to prevent Seoul from inventing any idle thinking,' Kim Yo Jong said in a statement reported by KCNA. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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