Original title: Korean media said North Korea launched two cruise missiles
According to Reuters news from Seoul on the 24th, Yonhap News Agency reported on the same day that North Korea had launched two cruise missiles on the west coast on the 21st. If true, this was the first public weapon test by North Korea since U.S. President Biden took office.
The report quoted an unidentified source as saying that the South Korean military detected the launch.
The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff stated that it could not immediately confirm the authenticity of this report, but said it is cooperating with the United States and paying close attention to North Korea’s military developments.
Previously, US officials had stated that North Korea had launched two short-range missiles last weekend.
According to reports, if this is true, this will be the first weapon test by North Korea since it launched multiple short-range missiles on the east coast in April last year.
According to news from the Associated Press Washington on the 23rd, two senior officials in the Biden administration confirmed that North Korea had launched a short-range ballistic missile last weekend.
According to reports, Biden administration officials also stated that they did not regard the launch last weekend as a signal for North Korea to close the door to negotiations.
Sullivan, the National Security Affairs Assistant to the President of the United States, is scheduled to hold talks with South Korean and Japanese officials next week to discuss North Korea.
(Compile/Wang Jun)