North Korea Fires Missiles Hours After Trump Signals Kim Meeting
Seoul said the launches came hours after Trump said he planned to meet Kim Jong Un, as the allies wrapped up shortened military drills.
- North Korea fired around 10 short-range ballistic missiles on Thursday, hours after President Donald Trump announced plans to meet Kim Jong later this year.
- The launches coincide with the Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises, which will end Friday—a week early—"at the suggestion of the US side," the Pentagon stating the reduction causes "no degradation to US training objectives."
- Trump stated it is important to "get along" with Kim, adding Pyongyang now possesses 57 "very powerful" nuclear weapons. Kim's sister described their relationship as "excellent."
- President Lee Jae Myung said he would "do his utmost" to support Trump's peacemaking efforts, while Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back emphasized Seoul remains opposed to officially recognizing the North as a nuclear-weapon state.
- Trump's outreach and reduced military drills have alarmed Asian allies, sparking speculation he seeks a foreign policy win, while the United States continues to station about 28,500 troops in South Korea to bolster regional defenses.
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Seoul reports North Korean missile fire after Donald Trump announced a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un this year.
North Korea Launches Missile Barrage After Trump’s Peace Overtures
According to South Korean intelligence, North Korea responded to President Donald Trump’s peace overtures on Thursday by launching about a dozen short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) into the Sea of Japan just hours after Trump scaled back U.S.-South Korean military exercises and offered to talk with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un. The post North Korea Launches Missile Barrage After Trump’s Peace Overtures appeared first on Breitbart.
North Korea launched several short-range ballistic missiles this Thursday, just hours after US President Donald Trump announced that he intends to meet this year with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The launches were reported by the South Korean Army.
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