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The associated press has reported North Korea fired 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’s invasion of Ukraine.” The missile testing was the “eighth of its kind this year.” Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi “said the...

North Korea carried out its second ballistic missile test in six days yesterday, with the latest appearing to be a hypersonic weapon that traveled a reported 430 miles at a speed of Mach 10, underscoring the country’s recent advancements in the global hypersonic arms race. While the DPRK claimed the first launch last Wednesday was also a hypersonic missile,...

South Korean President Moon Jae-in has reported that #NorthKorea, #SouthKorea, #China, and the #UnitedStates have all agreed “in principle” to formally end the Korean War, however, they “are not able to sit down for a negotiation on the declarations” due to the DPRK’s demands that there be no #American presence in South Korea. The ultimate goal for Moon is to fully denuclearize the north and unify #Korea....