North Korea Fires Unidentified Projectile into East Sea...Show of Force Despite Trump's Overture (Comprehensive)

The Joint Chiefs of Staff announced that on the 14th, North Korea fired an unidentified projectile into the East Sea.

The Joint Chiefs are currently analyzing the specifications and range of the North Korean projectile.

If this projectile is confirmed to be a ballistic missile, it would mark the third such launch this year. Previously, North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the East Sea on January 27.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff announced that North Korea fired an unidentified projectile into the East Sea on the 14th. The Asia Business Daily

On the 13th (local time), President Donald Trump reportedly asked Prime Minister Kim Minseok, who visited the White House, whether North Korean State Affairs Commission Chairman Kim Jong Un wants dialogue with the United States and himself. Less than a day later, North Korea responded with a show of force.

This provocation by North Korea is also interpreted as a reaction against the South Korea-U.S. joint military exercise "Freedom Shield (FS)," which is being conducted through the 19th.

Kim Yo-jong, Vice Department Director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, issued a statement just one day after the start of the exercise, warning that "military demonstrations by hostile forces that approach and encroach upon the security sphere of our country's sovereignty could bring about unimaginably horrific consequences."

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