North Korea launched a series of ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan ahead of the U.S. presidential election — an act that Russia defended as a “legitimate” defensive procedure. At least seven missiles were fired by the Korean People’s Army on Tuesday,

It has a potential range of 9,320 miles.South Korea's military spoke of preparing for further launches from North Korea and told ABC News, "Our military has strengthened surveillance and vigilance in preparation for additional launches and is maintaining a full readiness posture while closely sharing information related to North Korea's ballistic missiles with the U.

North Korea fired a salvo of short-range ballistic missiles early Tuesday, Seoul's military said, Pyongyang's second launch in days and just hours before Americans vote for a new president.