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North Korea at the end of last week made test launches of several short-range missiles
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The missile tests are the first direct challenge from North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to United States President Joe Biden, analysts say.
North Korea launched several short-range missiles this past weekend. On Tuesday, March 23, the newspaper reports with reference to a source. Washington Post with reference to informed sources.
“North Korea launched several short-range missiles last week,” the newspaper said.
Earlier, representatives of the US Department of Defense warned that intelligence data indicated that the DPRK was planning to test missiles, according to the newspaper.
“The missile tests, which were not previously reported, represent the first direct challenge from the DPRK leader Kim Jong-un to the US President Joe Biden, whose assistants have not yet indicated their approach to the nuclear threat from the DPRK,” the newspaper said.
Last week, the head of the US Northern Command, General Glen Van Herk, at a hearing in the Senate Armed Services Committee said that North Korea could resume test launches of its intercontinental ballistic missiles in the near future. According to him, by the actions of recent years, Pyongyang made it clear that it is no longer bound by the moratorium on nuclear and missile tests, which was announced in 2018.
Earlier, Reuters, citing a senior source from the administration of President Joe Biden, reported that the United States for almost a month they cannot contact the DPRK along different diplomatic lines. The agency’s source noted that an active dialogue between the United States and North Korea, apparently, has not been conducted for more than a year.
Immediately after Biden took office, it was reported that the United States plans to prepare a new strategy against North Korea and pursue a course of containing Pyongyang.
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