Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said North Korea launched two ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan on Thursday, marking Pyongyang’s second missile test of Biden’s presidency. South Korea said that projectiles were launched from the North but did not specify which type of missiles were used.
On Tuesday, the White House said North Korea launched short-range missiles over the weekend. But US officials downplayed the weekend test since the missiles that were used are not under US sanctions.
If Suga’s claims are true, that North Korea launched ballistic missiles, this means the latest test used missiles that are targeted by UN sanctions. US media outlets are portraying Thursday’s test as a “major provocation,” but it is likely just a reaction to the US and South Korea resuming military drills and recent threatening comments from US officials.
From Seoul last Thursday, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said US and South Korean forces are ready to “fight tonight.” His comments came after Pyongyang denounced Washington and Seoul’s decision to resume military exercises after a one-year pause due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Biden administration is currently reviewing its North Korea policy. But in the meantime, Biden officials are calling for a “denuclearization” of the Korean Peninsula, which is a non-starter for talks with Pyongyang. A realistic approach that was explored by the Trump administration would be to offer sanctions relief in exchange for a freeze in North Korea’s nuclear arsenal.
“US media outlets are portraying Thursday’s test as a “major provocation”
While pretending and practicing attacking the North isn’t.
Thank goodness the all knowing all great power that is the usa, does not do the same thing, and if it did, it does it for peace. Salute the troops…Or Else!
W’ere just kiddie gangs in urban city streets…Or when your feeling really down, we’re just chump chimp clans squabbling over what isnt ours to begin with….thank god im an atheist or this would really be depressing,though i do lean towards buddhsism…
“thank god im an atheist”
He had a plan for all of us. 🙂
Can’t believe the audacity. You have no right to do anything while we starve your people and surround your country with military bases.
Japan’s problem.
BFD. The cost of the launches probably equaled the GDP of NK for half of the year. It is more for the propaganda machine that feeds information to the NK population.
http://oneworld.press/?module=articles&action=view&id=1973
The Rise of the Eurasian Century.
http://english.www.gov.cn/statecouncil/wangyi/202103/25/content_WS605bde6ac6d0719374afb61c.html
I anticipate Africa, the Middle East, and Malaysia will play significant roles as the USD becomes muted, and by extension, the US military–we hope.
I sense Europe will largely remain a tourist attraction a few short years after currencies reset.
North America and Australia appear like also-rans.
https://www.goldmoney.com/research/goldmoney-insights/biden-s-last-throw-of-geopolitical-dice#_edn1
A realistic approach that was explored by the Trump administration
would be to offer sanctions relief in exchange for a freeze in North
Korea’s nuclear arsenal.
Exactly, the Singapore Joint Statement of Trump & Kim called for a first normalization of relations .
“1. The United States and the DPRK commit to establish new US-DPRK relations in accordance with the desire of the peoples of the two countries for peace and prosperity. “. . .. . .here