March 28, 2024
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North Korea’s latest missile test not “provocative or threatening,” U.S. insists

With Kim Il Sung's birthday on Wednesday, U.S. Chairman of Joint Chiefs implies missile tests due to "celebration"

North Korea's latest round of missile tests and military exercises did not provoke or threaten the United States, the U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Tuesday at the Pentagon.

Instead, said General Mark Milley, the country may have been marking a "celebration."

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