Update at 1010 KST: this article has been updated with further details on the test from the South Korean military.

North Korea on Tuesday morning fired two projectiles into the East Sea from its western South Pyongan Province, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said.

“Our military today… detected that North Korea launched two unidentified short-range projectiles eastward in the vicinity of Kaechon [city] in South Pyongan Province at 0653 and 0712 local time,” the JCS said in an updated statement.

“Our military is maintaining its readiness posture while tracking and monitoring the relevant movements in preparation for additional