(Seoul) North Korea fired two ‘ballistic missiles’ towards the East Sea, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday, days after US President Joe’s visit to South Korea Biden.
Posted at 6:51 p.m.
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff announced the two launches, Yonhap reported, adding that the type of missiles launched was not “specified”.
These two shots are the latest in a series of weapon tests that began this year.
While in South Korea, Biden spoke with newly elected President Yoon Suk-yeol. Both spoke of an intensification of military exercises in the face of threats from the North.
On the last day of his visit to Seoul, Biden told reporters he only had a message for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un: “Hello. Period “.
However, he added that the United States was “ready to face anything North Korea does”.
Pyongyang has made it a priority to develop and modernize its arsenal, including nuclear, and has multiplied weapons tests in recent months, blaming the “hostile” attitude of the United States against it.
In March, North Korea launched a full-range intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).
Satellite images recently indicated that North Korea had resumed construction of a long-dormant nuclear reactor.