Three Times a Week, North Korea Returns Missiles

Japan and South Korea (South Korea) say North Korea (North Korea) re-launched an unknown short-range missile from its east coast. This is the third launch in the past week. 

The Japanese Defense Ministry said it was monitoring the situation. 

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"Until now we have confirmed that there are no situations that will immediately affect the security of our country," the Japanese Ministry of Defense said in a statement quoted by the Japan Times on Friday (08/02/2019).

While the South Korean military was fired at 2:59 am and 3:23 a.m. local time from Yonghung, in South Hamgyong province. 

President of the United States (US) Donald Trump, who hopes to revive denuclearization of talks with North Korea, underestimated the launch. When asked by reporters about it, he said he was not worried because it was a short-range and very standard missile. 

He stressed that he was still open to negotiations, but the launch was probably intended to put pressure on himself and South Korea amidst the stalemate in nuclear talks.

Earlier North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles early Wednesday, just days after launching two similar missiles on July 25. The trial was carried out even though North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Trump met on June 30. Both agreed to revive stalled talks. 

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