Pence to visit the Korean Demilitarized Zone, following North Korea's failed missile launch

Mike Pence in South Korea.
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Vice President Mike Pence arrived in South Korea on Sunday for a 10-day trip to Asia, and on Monday morning he went to a military post near the Korean Demilitarized Zone. He is scheduled to join a motorcade to the DMZ with the commander of U.S. Forces Korea, Army Gen. Vincent Brooks.

Tensions are high, especially after North Korea conducted a missile test on Sunday that failed moments after launch. Pence called the unsuccessful test a "provocation." Pence's father was a soldier in the Korean War, receiving the Bronze Star for his service. On Sunday, Pence spent the day laying a wreath at the Seoul National Cemetery and speaking with troops stationed in the country.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.