North Korea Fires 2 Missiles

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) –  Japan’s Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya says North Korea’s missile test launches are probably a violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions.  Iwaya told reporters Japan is still analyzing what type of missiles North Korea fired into the sea early Thursday. South Korea’s military says they were two short-range missiles, leading some observers to suggest they were not a major provocation but rather the North’s warning of what may happen if the nuclear negotiations with the U.S. fail.  Iwaya says, “If they were ballistic missiles, they violate the U.N. sanctions, and I find it extremely regrettable.”