US Secretary of Defense calls on DPRK to return to negotiations

“We urge the DPRK to demonstrate the same goodwill as a balanced decision to conduct training, maneuvers and tests,” he said.

Esper said earlier that the split between Japan and South Korea benefits the DPRK and China.

In October, Washington announced that they were monitoring the situation on the Korean peninsula after it became known about the launch of DPRK short-range ballistic missiles.