Japan said the weapons, which landed in the sea, appeared to be ballistic missiles. South Korea expressed “strong concern.”
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North Korea Rules Out Quick Resumption of ‘Sickening’ Talks with U.S.
The North said that it would not meet with American negotiators again until after Washington took a step toward “complete and irreversible withdrawal of hostile policy.”
U.S. Nuclear Talks With North Korea Break Down in Hours
The State Department says the United States brought “creative ideas’’ to the talks. The North Koreans say the Americans arrived “empty-handed.”
Hours After Agreeing to Resume Talks, North Korea Launches Missile
North Korea launched the missiles shortly after saying it would restart stalled talks with the United States over its nuclear weapons program.
Kim Jong-un Visits South Korea? The South Says It Could Happen
A visit by Kim Jong-un would be the first by a North Korean leader south of the Demilitarized Zone separating the two countries.
North Korean Envoy Hails Bolton’s Ouster and Trump’s Talk of a New Approach
Kim Myong-gil praised the U.S. president’s “wise political decision” to take a fresh tack in nuclear talks after dismissing his national security adviser.
Israeli Leader Says Iran Hid a Nuclear Weapons Site
The accusation from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel came a week before an election in which he is battling for political survival.
North Korea Missile Tests, ‘Very Standard’ to Trump, Show Signs of Advancing Arsenal
American intelligence officials and outside experts say that Kim Jong-un is capitalizing on President Trump’s downplaying of his weapons testing to significantly improve the North’s arsenal.
North Korea Says It Tested New Type of Missile, Further Enhancing Its Arsenal
Analysts confirmed that two projectiles launched on Saturday, North Korea’s fifth weapons test in less than a month, appeared to be a new kind of short-range missile.
North Korea Launches Projectiles Despite ‘Beautiful Letter’ from Kim Jong-un to Trump
North Korea fired two unidentified projectiles off its east coast, hours after President Trump said he had received a “very beautiful” and “very positive” letter from Kim Jong-un.