North Korea fires a sixth short-range missile toward the Sea of JapanPosted: 5 months ago by sharon22 Pyongyang fired six short-range missiles in less than seven hours, South Korea's Foreign Ministry said. The missiles were apparently Scud-type, estimated to have a range of about 500 kilometers (310 miles), according to South Korea's Yonhap news agency. Comments: 1 Score: [-] 144 [+].