The note from the spokesman for US diplomacy, Ned Price, also indicated that “the United States’ commitment to the complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula was reaffirmed.”
Two “short-range ballistic missiles” were fired east from an airport in Pyongyang early Monday, according to South Korea’s military Joint Chiefs of Staff, a launch also confirmed by authorities in Japan.
North Korea tested another hypersonic missile, it’s the second time in a week
Those were the latest in a series of weapons tests carried out by Pyongyang this year, including tests with hypersonic missiles, at a time when the country’s leader, Kim Jong Un pursues the stated goal of further strengthening the North Korean military.
North Korea’s show of military force comes despite tough international sanctions against it and an economy hit hard by a self-imposed coronavirus lockdown.
North Korea has not responded to offers of talks from Washington, instead promising a “stronger and more secure” response to any attempt to curb its goals.