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North Korea launches two suspected ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan

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North Korea launches two suspected ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan

Two ballistic missiles were fired on Thursday by North Korea into Japan. Fueling tensions before the Olympics in Tokyo and increasing momentum towards President Joe Biden’s administration as he concludes his North Korea strategy. The missile test emphasizes the threat posed to its neighbors and the international community by North Korea’s illegal arms program. According to the Indo-Pacific Command in a statement from the US military. The order said that the situation has controlled and allies consulted.

Japan formalized a protest through its Chinese embassy and voiced its deep concern about the test disrupted peace and security in the area. The diplomatic ties with Pyongyang are formally absent in Tokyo. The missiles landed outside Japan’s territorial and exclusive economic waters. However, there are no reports of damage to aircraft or ships. According to Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi, the first rocket was fired from Sondok on the eastern coast of North Korea shortly after 7 a.m. Moreover, the second from that same area some 20 minutes later. Kishi said they both flew about 450 km at an altitude of under 100 km, below Scud rockets.

Foreign President Donald Trump had a number of meetings with dictator Kim Jong Un

Donald Trump had a number of meetings with dictator Kim Jong Un

North Korea used to have nuclear weapons launched in Japan that reached every part of the United States. However, the first launch in less than a year poses a danger to peace and security in Japan and the region, and it contradicts United Nations resolutions, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said. Officials of the Biden administration played down the missile test on the weekend. This is the first introduction since the White House was relocate by President Joe Biden. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin visited the Korean Peninsula in South Korea last week to address the crisis.

The previous administration’s relations with North Korea were tense. During his first president in office, Foreign President Donald Trump had a number of meetings with dictator Kim Jong Un. Since Trump met him in 2018, Kim has not conducted any long-range missile tests. But has rebooted smaller missile tests under Trump’s management. The next moves against North Korea have to taken by National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan in Washington next week alongside his Japanese and South Korean counterparts.

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