Subsequently? After the Trump administration called?North Korea has fired a number of short-range projectiles into the sea from the east coast city of Wonsan, South Korea’s military said.
South Korea initially described it as a missile launch, but subsequently gave a vaguer description using the word “projectiles”.
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Firing missiles will do the job.The South Korean military said it was conducting joint analysis with the United States of the latest launches.
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said: “We are aware of North Korea’s actions tonight. We will continue to monitor as necessary.”
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The test-firing comes amid a diplomatic breakdown following the failed summit earlier this year between president Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Vietnam over the North’s pursuit of a nuclear arsenal that can target the US mainland.
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During the diplomacy that followed the tensions in 2017, Kim said that the North would not test nuclear devices or ICBMs. This short-range missile would not violate that self-imposed moratorium. But it could be seen as the North’s attempt to register displeasure with Washington and the state of talks meant to provide sanctions relief for disarmament without having the diplomacy collapse.
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It follows a meeting 10 days ago between Kim and Vladimir Putin after which the Russian president offered to break the deadlock between the US and North Korea.
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