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No need to deal with N Korea, Trump should look to round economic efforts against China in retaliation. N Korea doesn't speak, blink or fart without Chinas permission.
South Korea says North Korea test fires missile into sea
North Korea launched a missile into its eastern sea on Sunday, according to the South Korean military. The U.S. military detected the test and is assessing the launch, a U.S.defense official told Reuters on Saturday.
"We can confirm that we did detect a missile launch fromNorth Korea," the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. "We are assessing and will have more informationsoon."
The launch is a likely effort to advance its weapons program and is the first since Donald Trump became president.
The South's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement that the projectile was fired from an area in the country's western region around Banghyon, North Pyongan Province, which is where South Korean officials have said the country test launched its powerful midrange missile Musudan on Oct. 15 and 20.
The South Korean military called it North Korea's "show of force" against the hard-line stance of the administration of U.S.President Donald Trump on Pyongyang, according to Reuters.
An official from Seoul's Defense Ministry says it isn't clear whether the projectile was a ballistic missile. The official didn't want to be named, citing office rules.
South Korea says North Korea test fires missile into sea
North Korea launched a missile into its eastern sea on Sunday, according to the South Korean military. The U.S. military detected the test and is assessing the launch, a U.S.defense official told Reuters on Saturday.
"We can confirm that we did detect a missile launch fromNorth Korea," the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. "We are assessing and will have more informationsoon."
The launch is a likely effort to advance its weapons program and is the first since Donald Trump became president.
The South's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement that the projectile was fired from an area in the country's western region around Banghyon, North Pyongan Province, which is where South Korean officials have said the country test launched its powerful midrange missile Musudan on Oct. 15 and 20.
The South Korean military called it North Korea's "show of force" against the hard-line stance of the administration of U.S.President Donald Trump on Pyongyang, according to Reuters.
An official from Seoul's Defense Ministry says it isn't clear whether the projectile was a ballistic missile. The official didn't want to be named, citing office rules.
