North Korea fires 2 short-range missiles into the sea as US docks nuclear submarine in South Korea

By KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM
Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has fired two short-range missiles into the sea in what appeared to be a statement of defiance as the U.S. deployed a nuclear-armed submarine to South Korea for the first time in decades. The launches came as the U.S. and the U.S.-led United Nations Command worked to resolve the highly unusual situation involving a U.S. soldier who crossed into North Korea. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said North Korea fired two missiles early Wednesday that flew about 340 miles before landing in waters east of the peninsula. The flight distance of the missiles roughly matched the distance between Pyongyang and the South Korean port city of Busan, where the USS Kentucky submarine arrived Tuesday.