North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast today. South Korea's military informed this. <br />''<br />''The second such act in less than a week was launched at around 5 a.m from the Kalma area in the North's eastern port of Wonsan. <br />''<br />''The Joint Chiefs of Staff estimated the missiles to have flown about 250 km at an approximate altitude of 30 km. It was reported that the South Korean and US militaries were analyzing the situation for more details.<br />''<br />''Six days ago North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles from the same area into the East Sea in its first provocation since May. The missiles were identified as "KN-23" or the North's version of Russia's Iskander ballistic missile.<br />''         <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">JCS stated that successive missile launches by North Korea are not conducive to efforts to reduce tensions on the Korean Peninsula. It called for halting the acts.</span><br />''<br />''<br />