North Korea fires barrage of missiles toward the sea after dismissing overture from Trump
North Korea launched a barrage of ballistic missiles toward the sea on Thursday, South Korea's military said, a day after the North shrugged off a U.S. decision to scale back military drills with South Korea in an apparent bid to resume diplomacy.
North Korea launched at least 10 short-range missiles towards the sea on Thursday, according to South Korea's military. The missiles originated from an area close to the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, as confirmed by South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff, as reported by Yonhap news agency. This marks an unusual occurrence, as North Korea typically refrains from launching such a large number of missiles simultaneously.
The projectiles took an easterly trajectory towards the Sea of Japan, also referred to as the East Sea. North Korea, under the rule of Kim Jong Un, is explicitly barred by multiple UN Security Council resolutions from deploying ballistic missiles. These missile tests come in the wake of recent concessions made by both South Korea and the United States towards Pyongyang.
Notably, US President Donald Trump recently announced a significant reduction in joint military exercises with South Korea, emphasizing his "very good relationship" with Kim.
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