(LEAD) N. Korea fires multiple missiles toward East Sea: JCS

SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired multiple missiles toward the East Se...

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A crowd watches a news report on North Korea's launch of multiple missiles from the Sondok area toward the East Sea on Nov. 4, 2026. (Yonhap)

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SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired multiple missiles toward the East Sea on Wednesday, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said, just days after it fired nearly a dozen short-range ballistic missiles.

The missiles were launched from the Sondok area in South Hamgyong Province early Wednesday, the JCS said, adding that further analysis of specifications was under way in coordination with the United States.

"Our military is monitoring the North's various movements under a robust South Korea-U.S. combined defense posture, and maintains the capabilities and readiness to respond overwhelmingly to any provocations," the JCS said in a notice to the press.

A JCS official said it is analyzing the details while leaving open the possibility that the North may have fired different types of missiles at the same time.

"We are analyzing the specifications while leaving open the possibility that the North fired various types of missiles," the official said, adding they are still looking into the exact types of missiles and their impact area.

The latest launch came just days after the North fired around a dozen short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea from the Wonsan area Thursday, less than a week after the South Korean military proposed military talks with Pyongyang over the inter-Korean border.

North Korean state media has reported that Pyongyang also tested a cluster bomb that can be mounted on tactical ballistic missiles Saturday. The South Korean military did not disclose its detection of the test.

Wednesday's launch also comes as North Korea has repeatedly denounced the U.S.' accusation of its involvement in a major cryptocurrency theft as a "grave political provocation" and a sign of Washington's hostility toward Pyongyang.

Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, issued the claims in back-to-back statements carried by the North's official Korean Central News Agency, saying that while the regime remains open to dialogue with the U.S. as an option for peace, it would not be necessary for its own interest.

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation announced Saturday that it found the regime was behind the theft of more than US$6 billion in cryptocurrency from Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange.

A crowd watches a news report on North Korea's launch of multiple missiles from the Sondok area toward the East Sea on Nov. 4, 2026. (Yonhap)

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联合参谋本部表示，导弹于周三清晨从咸镜南道善德地区发射，并补充说，目前正在与美国协调，对导弹规格进行进一步分析。

“我军在强大的韩美联合防御态势下密切关注朝鲜的各种动向，并保持着对任何挑衅行为做出压倒性回应的能力和准备，”韩国联合参谋本部在发给媒体的通知中表示。

一名联合参谋本部官员表示，他们正在分析细节，但同时也指出，朝鲜可能同时发射了不同类型的导弹。