(Last updated March 25, 2021 at 8:02 p.m. KST)

North Korea test-fired two short-range ballistic missiles towards the East Sea on Thursday morning, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff. The launch marks North Korea’s first-known ballistic missile test since U.S. President Joe Biden took office.

Both missiles were fired from North Korea’s Hamju area in South Hamgyong province at 7:06 a.m. and 7:25 a.m. KST, the JCS said. The missiles then flew approximately 450 kilometers (280 miles) at an altitude of 60 kilometers (37 miles). 

The JCS added that the missiles were possibly