North Korea launches missiles as it dials up pressure against U.S.

North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea from its eastern coastal Wonsan area, with the missiles flying roughly 280 and more than 370 miles before landing in the water.

The launches came days after North Korea reaffirmed its status as a nuclear-armed state and rejected a U.N. resolution calling for an end to its nuclear activities.

The United States, South Korea and Japan detected the launches, while U.S. Pacific Command said they posed no immediate threat to U.S. territory or personnel or to regional allies.

North Korean officials, including Kim Jong Un’s sister Kim Yo Jong, have repeatedly criticized recent U.S.-led military exercises with South Korea and other regional allies as provocative, CBS News has reported.

The latest launches follow several North Korean weapons drills involving missiles, artillery and drones as tensions continue over military activity on the Korean Peninsula.