North Korea fires 2 ballistic missiles into waters in Japan's EEZ

North Korea fired two ballistic missiles into waters within Japan's exclusive economic zone Wednesday in the first launches of such weapons in nearly six months, the Japanese Defense Ministry said.The launches came just days after the North said it had tested a new long-range cruise missile, raising fresh alarm in Japan and other countries, including the United States, which has tens of thousands of troops stationed across Japan.While Japan's Defense Ministry said the projectiles did not enter Japanese territory, they were initially believed to have landed outside Japan's EEZ. Further analy…READ FULL ARTICLE