Japan's defense minister says North Korea missile launches are a clear violation of U.N. resolutions; confirms no immediate threat to Japan's security. More:
SEOUL - Japan’s Coast Guard said it detected suspected ballistic missile launches from North Korea on Saturday, while the South Korean military said North Korea had fired two projectiles into the sea off its east coast.
The two leaders agreed to restart working-level negotiations in June, but since then the United States has so far been unsuccessful in attempts to get talks going. But in recent weeks, North Korea has repeatedly criticized U.S. and South Korean largely computer-simulated joint military drills, South Korea’s import of high-tech weapons such as F-35 stealth jets, and U.S. testing of its intermediate-range cruise missile as threatening and hindrances to dialogue.
Missiles launched by North Korea on Saturday did not land in Japanese territory or within its Exclusive Economic Zone, a spokeswoman for Japan’s Self Defense Forces said.A senior U.S. administration official said, “We are aware of reports of a missile launch from North Korea, and continue to monitor the situation. We are consulting closely with our Japanese and South Korean allies.”U.S.
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