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North Korea’s taking advantage of the world’s attention being on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Jeff LPH 3 pointed out that Military Times has the report;<\/p>\n
North Korea launched a ballistic missile into the sea on Sunday, its neighbors said, in a resumption of weapons tests that came as the United States and its allies are focused on Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n
The missile launch was the eighth of its kind this year. Some experts have said North Korea is trying to perfect its weapons technology and pressure the United States into offering concessions like sanctions relief amid long-stalled disarmament talks. North Korea also might view the U.S. preoccupation with the Ukraine conflict as a chance to accelerate testing activity without any serious response from Washington.<\/p>\n
Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said the North Korean missile flew about 300 kilometers (190 miles) at a maximum altitude of about 600 kilometers (370 miles) before landing off North Korea\u2019s eastern coast and outside Japan\u2019s exclusive economic zone. No damage to vessels or aircraft has been reported, he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf North Korea deliberately carried out the missile launch while the international community is distracted by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, such an act is absolutely unforgivable,\u201d he told reporters. \u201cWhatever the motives are, North Korea\u2019s repeated missile launches are absolutely inexcusable and we cannot overlook considerable missile and nuclear advancement.\u201d<\/p>\n
South Korean officials said they detected the launch from the North\u2019s capital area and expressed \u201cdeep concerns and grave regret\u201d over it.<\/p>\n
During an emergency National Security Council meeting, top South Korean officials said the timing of the launch, during Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine, \u201cis not desirable at all for peace and stability in the world and on the Korean Peninsula,\u201d the presidential Blue House said.<\/p>\n
The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command later Sunday condemned the launch and called on North Korea to refrain from further destabilizing acts. A statement said the U.S. commitment to the defense of South Korea and Japan \u201cremains ironclad,\u201d though Sunday\u2019s launch didn\u2019t pose an immediate threat to U.S. territory and that of its allies.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I wonder just what would give them the impression that they could do whatever they want around our allies and we would just ask them again politely to stop?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"