North Korea conducts second missile test in three days

North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles off its eastern coast on Monday in its second weapons test in three days. The country's state media said long-range artillery units on its western coast fired two rounds towards eastern waters. It said the North Korean artillery rounds simulated strikes on targets up to 395 kilometres away.

The North said the launches involved its new 600 millimetre multiple rocket launcher system that could be armed with “tactical” nuclear weapons for battlefield use. The weapons firings follow an intercontinental ballistic missile launch on Saturday.