North Korea Launches Cruise Missiles During Joint Drills with US and South Korea.

North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles towards the East Sea during the US-South Korea joint military exercise, marking its fifth military provocation in 11 days. The missiles were fired just as the USS Makin Island arrived in South Korea to join the large-scale landing exercises. North Korea's cruise missiles do not violate the United Nations Security Council resolutions, but they cannot be overlooked in the region as they are not easy to detect and intercept when flying at a low altitude.