North Korea launched several short-range ballistic missiles towards the sea off its eastern coast, according to Reuters. The Joint Chiefs of Staff of South Korea reported that the missiles were fired from the city of Wonsan on the eastern coast, while Japan’s NHK television reported that the short-range missile had already fallen. In recent months, North Korea has conducted launches of ballistic and cruise missiles, as well as tactical missiles, branding them as part of its military modernization program. Earlier on Friday, the influential sister of North Korean dictator Kim Yo Jong said that …