North Korea fired several cruise missiles toward the sea to the west of the Korean Peninsula, the South Korean military said on Saturday (July 22). - REUTERS
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00:00 North Korea fired several cruise missiles early Saturday morning towards the sea west
00:06 of the Korean Peninsula.
00:07 That's according to the South Korean military.
00:09 They say they detected the projectiles around 4 a.m. local time.
00:13 It's Pyongyang's second missile launch this week since the arrival of a U.S. nuclear-armed
00:18 ballistic missile submarine to South Korea.
00:20 And it comes as tensions soar on the Korean Peninsula.
00:24 On Wednesday, North Korea fired two ballistic missiles, according to Japanese and South
00:28 Korean militaries, just after the U.S. submarine docked in Busan.
00:32 It's been decades since a U.S. nuclear-armed submarine visited South Korea, and it coincided
00:37 with allied discussions on a nuclear response in event of a war with the North.
00:42 On Thursday, North Korea warned that the deployment of U.S. aircraft carriers, bombers or missile
00:46 submarines in South Korea could be grounds for a nuclear attack.
00:50 There's meanwhile no word on the fate of a U.S. soldier who fled across the military
00:54 border to the North on Tuesday.
00:56 The American-facing disciplinary action back home is likely to be in North Korean custody,
01:01 U.S. officials say, throwing Washington into a new crisis in its dealing with Pyongyang.
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