North Korea launched three missiles Monday, according to a statement from the U.S. Strategic Command in Nebraska.
(FOX)- The statement said that North Korea launch two Scud tactical ballistic missiles back-to-back and was followed by a No Dong intermediate range ballistic missile.
“The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) determined the missile launches from North Korea did not pose a threat to North America,” the statement said.
The missiles launched from a western North Korea town flew across the country before crashing into the waters off its east coast, Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.
Two of them flew about 310 to 375 miles, displaying a sufficient range to reach entire South Korea, JCS spokesman Jeon Ha Gyu said. He said South Korea’s military was analyzing how far the third missile flew. An earlier JCS statement said all three flew over 300 miles.
It’s unclear whether the missiles were launched to coincide with the first day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland where national security was the focal point.