North Korea has fired a 2nd suspected missile in a week, South Korea says


On Wednesday, North Korea dismissed international criticism of last Saturday's launch of several rockets and at least one short-range missile, calling it a "regular and self-defensive" drill. On Thursday, North Korea fired at least one more projectile from the country's western area, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
Thursday's as-yet-unidentified projectile was likely fired from a medium-range Rodong missile base on North Korea's west coast, the Center for Strategic and International Studies said. Last week's short-range missile was Pyongyang's first launch of a ballistic missile since it fired off an intercontinental ballistic missile in November 2017. If North Korean leader Kim Jong Un resumes firing banned long-range ballistic missiles, that could signal an end to deadlocked denuclearization talks between Kim and President Trump.
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