The presidential office convened a meeting to review the nation’s security status immediately after North Korea test launched several short-range ballistic missiles on Wednesday. 

Sources close to the presidential office said that Yin Sung-hwan, the second deputy national security adviser, presided over the meeting. 

Attendees were briefed on the latest situation from related agencies and discussed countermeasures.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff earlier detected multiple short-range ballistic missiles that flew in the northeastern direction from the Kaechon region of Pyongan Province at around 6:50 a.m.

The provocation comes five days after the North disclosed ​images of a uranium enrichment facility where it makes highly enriched uranium for nuclear warheads.