The US Condemns North Korea Launch

The United States condemned North Korea’s firing of a suspected ballistic missile and urged Pyongyang to sit down for talks. <br />A State Department spokesperson says the launch is in violation of multiple UN Security Council Resolutions and poses a threat to the DPRK’s neighbours and the international community while referring to the North by its official name. <br />The spokesperson also said that the US commitment to defend both South Korea and Japan, two treaty-bound allies, was ironclad. <br />US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin are already set to meet virtually Thursday for regular security talks with their Japanese counterparts.