North Korea: Second Missile Test Launched

North Korea fired two short-range missiles on Thursday according to the South Korean military, marking the second set of tests in a week.

Officials said the latest projectiles flew around 260 miles – likely even further than the range of most weapons launched in the first round on Saturday

North Korea claims those tests – overseen by Kim Jong Un – were ”regular and self-defensive” and not an act of provocation.

But it raised tensions on the Korean peninsula at a time of stalemate in peace talks.

It came hours after the top US envoy arrived in South Korea for talks on how to revive nuclear negotiations.

Analysts say the North is trying to increase pressure on the US over its failure to make concessions.