North Korea has deployed one or two Musudan mid-range ballistic missiles to near the eastern port city of Wonsan, South Korean government sources said Thursday. 
"North Korea has been detected to have deployed a Musudan missile(s) in the vicinity of Wonsan's Hodo Peninsula," one source told (Yonhap) news agency. 
"After deploying them some 20 days ago, the North has not withdrawn them," the source said. "Given the fact, North Korea is likely to venture a launch on the occasion of Kim Il-sung's birthday." Defense ministry spokesman Moon Sang-gyun also confirmed the possibility of an imminent ballistic missile launch by Pyongyang. 
"On March 15, (North Korean leader) Kim Jong-un ordered a nuclear warhead detonation test and test-launches of ballistic rockets that could carry nuclear warheads," Moon said in a press briefing, referring to its recent series of military rhetoric against the South. 
"In line with that, our military is closely following the possibility of North Korea's fifth nuclear test or launches of ballistic missiles like the Musudan," he said. 
On Friday, North Korea marks the 104th birthday of the late North Korean founder and leader Kim Il-sung. 
North Korea is banned from launching ballistic missiles under a series of United Nations Security Council resolutions.

Source: QNA