North Korea fired a short\u002Drange ballistic missile towards the sea off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula on Sunday.
Seoul has condemned North Korea’s ballistic missile launches as a “clear violation” of a UN Security Council resolution.
No country was named, but China and Russia have blocked attempts at the United Nations to respond to North Korea’s series of missile tests.The launches have prompted criticism from Tokyo and Washington, as well as from Seoul. The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said Sunday’s launch did not pose an immediate threat to U.S. personnel or its allies. But the missile launches highlight the destabilizing impact of Pyongyang’s unlawful weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs, it said in a statement.
South Korean and U.S. forces began 11 days of drills, dubbed “Freedom Shield 23,” a week ago on a scale not seen since 2017.Article content
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