North Korea fires projectiles toward Sea of Japan

North Korea launched projectiles toward its eastern waters on Monday, the latest in a series of weapons tests.

• South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said Pyongyang launched an unspecified projectile toward the East Sea on Monday.
• Japan's defense ministry said it detected at least two suspected ballistic missiles that fell outside the country's exclusive economic zone.
• The launch follows North Korea's October 3 test of a medium-range missile it described as hypersonic.
• South Korea conducted Friday a test flight of its first domestically developed hypersonic weapon, designed to fly five times the speed of sound.
• South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said at least one missile flew over 900 kilometers from the Pyongyang area.
• Seoul convened an emergency meeting of its National Security Council in response to the launches.
• South Korea's presidential office said the repeated launches violate United Nations Security Council resolutions.
• South Korea's National Security Office reviewed the country's security posture and military readiness at the emergency meeting.
• The South Korean military strengthened surveillance and is coordinating closely with the United States and Japan amid heightened alert.
• South Korea's presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung demanded that North Korea immediately halt its missile launches, calling them serious violations of UN Security Council resolutions.
• Japan lodged a formal protest with North Korea through diplomatic channels and condemned the launches as violating UN Security Council resolutions.
• Deputy Defense Minister Takashi Koyari said officials are analyzing whether the missiles flew irregular paths, estimating the second reached 70 kilometers altitude and flew over 910.