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North Korea conducts new launches, threatens to take 'new road'
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS AUGUST 5, 2019 / 5:27 PM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO
North Korea conducts new launches, threatens to take 'new road'
Joyce Lee
3 MIN READ
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea fired two unidentified projectiles from South Hwanghae province into the sea to the east early on Tuesday, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said, as North Korea’s foreign ministry protested joint U.S.-South Korea military drills as violations of diplomatic agreements.
Criticizing the allies’ joint drills and adoption of high-tech weapons, North Korea has fired a series of missiles and rockets since leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed at a June 30 meeting to revive stalled denuclearization talks.
Trump has played down the tests by saying they did not break any agreement he had with Kim, but the talks have yet to resume, and analysts believe the tests are designed both to improve North Korean military capabilities and to pressure Washington to offer more concessions.
The U.S. Department of Defense will “continue to monitor the situation and are consulting closely with our South Korean and Japanese allies,” a department spokesman said.
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North Korea conducts new launches, threatens to take 'new road'
Joyce Lee
3 MIN READ
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea fired two unidentified projectiles from South Hwanghae province into the sea to the east early on Tuesday, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said, as North Korea’s foreign ministry protested joint U.S.-South Korea military drills as violations of diplomatic agreements.
Criticizing the allies’ joint drills and adoption of high-tech weapons, North Korea has fired a series of missiles and rockets since leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed at a June 30 meeting to revive stalled denuclearization talks.
Trump has played down the tests by saying they did not break any agreement he had with Kim, but the talks have yet to resume, and analysts believe the tests are designed both to improve North Korean military capabilities and to pressure Washington to offer more concessions.
The U.S. Department of Defense will “continue to monitor the situation and are consulting closely with our South Korean and Japanese allies,” a department spokesman said.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles/north-korea-fired-two-unidentified-projectiles-yonhap-idUSKCN1UV29Q
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