Anchor: North Korea continues to increase tension on the Korean Peninsula. On Thursday morning, the regime fired multiple cruise missiles, threatening to strike South Korean and U.S. warships operating in the East Sea. President Moon Jae-in convened a full session of the National Security Council as the North staged its tenth missile launch this year. 
Kim Soyon has more.
 
Report: North Korea on Thursday morning fired multiple projectiles into the East Sea. 
 
The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff(JCS) said they appear to be anti-ship cruise missiles. 
 
Launched from near the eastern coastal city of Wonsan in Gangwon Province, the missiles flew some 200 kilometers at a low altitude of two-kilometers above the sea level. 
 
Thursday's test launch marks the tenth time this year for the North to fire missiles. The regime has staged missile launches for the fourth consecutive week since the launch of the Moon Jae-in administration last month. 
 
The JCS said that this time the North wanted to display its capability to strike warships in the East Sea as it wants to secure leverage.
 
The JCS immediately reported the launch to President Moon Jae-in. 
 
President Moon ordered the National Security Council(NSC) to convene a full session.
 
Presidential Spokesman Park Soo-hyun said that the NSC session is to make clear that Seoul is closely watching and will sternly deal with Pyongyang’s repeated and habitual missile launches.
 
[Sound bite: Presidential Spokesman Park Soo-hyun (Korean)]
"President Moon Jae-in denounced North Korea, saying that it will only face international isolation and economic difficulties, and lose development opportunities through such provocations. He said that the government will not step back or compromise on the matter of national security and the safety of its citizens." 
 
The South Korean president instructed his foreign and security officials to continue close cooperation with the international community to sternly deal with North Korea.
 
He also asked officials to find a creative and fundamental way to dissuade North Korea of its nuclear ambition.
Kim Soyon, KBS World Radio News. 
 

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