Reports that North Korea has prepared two missiles, presumed to be intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), were not confirmed by Seoul’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) during a Thursday morning press briefing.

Responding to a question from a local journalist about claims Pyongyang was preparing a “new-type” of road-mobile ICBM, MND deputy spokesperson Lee Jin-woo said “until now, there is nothing confirmed about the media’s report this morning.”

But the spokesperson suggested that the North could nevertheless conduct unspecified missile launches at any time.

“As accredited news reporters are well aware of the issue, [we] are maintaining readiness under the judgement that the