North Korea fired eight short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea Sunday, a day after Seoul and Washington concluded their joint exercises near the peninsula with the participation of a US aircraft carrier, according to the South Korean military.The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff stated that "the launches were detected from 9:08 am to 9:43 am (local time) from areas around Sunan in Pyongyang." "While strengthening surveillance and vigilance activities, our military, in close cooperation with the United States, maintains a posture of full readiness," she said.

The presidential office in Seoul announced that the National Security Council will meet on Sunday to discuss the latest missile launches by North Korea.

The office said in a notice to reporters that the meeting will be chaired by National Security Adviser Kim Sung Han, after which a plenary session can be held under the chairmanship of President Yoon Seok Yeol "if necessary."

North Korea fired a suspected new type of ICBM and two apparently short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on May 25 after US President Joe Biden's trip to Seoul and Tokyo.South Korean and US government officials said Pyongyang appears to have completed preparations for another "nuclear test".