North Korea fires projectiles, rejects South Korea's 'senseless' dialogue pledge

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

WORLD NEWS AUGUST 15, 2019 / 6:59 PM / UPDATED 25 MINUTES AGO

North Korea fires projectiles, rejects South Korea's 'senseless' dialogue pledge

Josh Smith, Jack Kim
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SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea launched at least two projectiles into the sea on Friday, South Korea’s military said, shortly after Pyongyang described South Korea’s president as “impudent” and vowed that inter-Korean talks are over.

The North has protested against joint military drills conducted by South Korea and the United States, which kicked off last week, calling them a rehearsal for war. It has also fired several short-range missiles in recent weeks.

North Korea fired two more unidentified projectiles into the sea off its east coast on Friday morning, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said in a statement.

Japan’s defense ministry said it did not see any imminent security threat from the latest projectile launch.

A U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said initial information indicated at least one projectile was fired by North Korea and appeared to be similar to the short-range missiles fired in previous weeks. Another official said the United States was consulting with South Korea and Japan.

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[gordianot]

1. Well I guess if your country is not on fire and have mass casualties that is good.

Name any country on the planet that would not be alarmed with missiles dropping in proximity? Madness

[nitpicker]

2. Link to The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/16/north-korea-fires-two-unidentified-projectiles-into-the-sea