March 28, 2024
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N. Korea missile launch coincides with Nuclear Security Summit press conf.

Park, Abe and Obama show a united front over North Korea's nuclear program as missiles fired into the East Sea

North Korea test-fired two mid-range missiles as leaders from the U.S, Japan and South Korea held a press conference following a trilateral meeting at the Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) yesterday in The Hague, Netherlands.

North Korea test-fired the two Rodong-type missiles off its east coast at 2:35 a.m. and 2:42 a.m. local time on Wednesday morning, just as President Barack Obama, President Park Geun-hye and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe issued post-trilateral meeting statements at 2:38 a.m. KST.

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