Biden said the launch 'Not a provocation.

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U.S. President Joe Biden said he did not consider launching a North Korean short-range missile - the first since he took office - a provocation.Biden added that defense officials called this a "Business as usual"North Korea is said to have fired a non-missile cruise missile that did not contradict the United Nations Security Council resolution over the weekend.The incident comes after Pyongyang criticized the US and South Korea for joint maneuvers.It also comes as the Biden's administration continues to attempt to contact North Korea.


The initial release, as reported by slotsanook US media, was confirmed by US officials and the South Korean Defense Department.South Korea said two cruise missiles were shot into the Yellow Sea early Sunday from the North Korean city of Oncheon.Responding to reporters' questions Tuesday night, Biden said: "We learned that nothing has changed." When asked if he considered the test a provocation, he said: "No, as the Department of Defense says it is business as usual, with no new wrinkles in what they do.


A United Nations Security Council resolution, which has resulted in tight sanctions on North Korea, only banned Pyongyang from firing of threatening weapons such as missiles.This is not "fire and rage" from North Korea.It is true that every Pyongyang missile test improves military capabilities and that has always been a concern of the international community.But the cruise missile test is not a violation of the U.N. Security Council sanctions, and North Korea has bigger weapons in its arsenal if it wants to challenge the Biden government.


The current focus of the new White House team and its allies is to review the upcoming North Korean policy.Decades of sanctions and three summits between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un have failed to prevent Pyongyang from developing a larger and more deadly nuclear arsenal.So President Biden is likely to avoid this latest missile test for good reason - there are even bigger challenges ahead. Separately, senior U.S. officials said they considered the launch. "Normal military activities by the north


They added that they were in The "final step" of the North Korean policy review and plans to host Japan and South Korea national security advisors for discussion soon.The US government previously said it had been trying to make diplomatic contacts with North Korea for weeks.Pyongyang has yet to admit that President Biden is in office, and the two countries remain stupid about North's nuclear and missile programs.During Biden's election campaign, he called Kim a "gangster" and said North Korea's nuclear disarmament had to take place before US and UN economic sanctions eased.