Why North Korea's new round of missile testing is no cause for alarm

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Why North Korea’s new round of missile testing is no cause for alarm

Pyongyang is acting out, but Kim Jong Un is unlikely to withdraw from diplomacy anytime soon

Andrei Lankov August 2, 2019

Why North Korea’s new round of missile testing is no cause for alarm

KCTV

Early Friday morning, North Korea's military launched two short-range missiles from an area near Yonghung on the country's east coast.

This was the third such test in two weeks: Pyongyang conducted similar launches on July 25 and 31 as well. July's dual test was a repeat of a similar round of testing in May.

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Andrei Lankov

Andrei Lankov is a Director at NK News and writes exclusively for the site as one of the world's leading authorities on North Korea. A graduate of Leningrad State University, he attended Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung University from 1984-5 - an experience you can read about here. In addition to his writing, he is also a Professor at Kookmin University.

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