The latest test is sure to increase tensions as Pyongyang and Washington attempt to restart talks on denuclearization and sanctions relief.
North Korea has reportedly conducted more missile tests, launching two short-range missiles that flew some 400 miles before landing in the Sea of Japan.
A Joint Chiefs of Staff official also said the missiles appeared to be a new weapon that had not previously undergone launch tests, the BBC noted. South Korea's Ministry of Defense said it considered the launch"a military threat and an action undermining efforts to alleviate tensions on the Korean Peninsula," CNN reported.
Kazianis noted that the North is refusing to set a date for working-level talks with Washington and won't even accept food aid from the South, despite grappling with extensive drought and subsequent food shortages.
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