N. Korea missile launch coincides with Nuclear Security Summit press conf.



News 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 Hamish Macdonald March 26, 2014 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Korea_President_Park_Sejong_Econ_03 - Republic of Korea - CC BY-SA 2.0 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. “I assume the timing was purposeful, just as several times in the past when the North Koreans timed provocations to coincide with the © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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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

Hamish Macdonald March 26, 2014

N. Korea missile launch coincides with Nuclear Security Summit press conf.

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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.

“I assume the timing was purposeful, just as several times in the past when the North Koreans timed provocations to coincide with the

N. Korea missile launch coincides with Nuclear Security Summit press conf.

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