North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Just Days after South Korean President Called for Renewed Peace Talks

North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Wednesday, just days after South Korean President Moon Jae-in called for renewed peace talks between the North and South.
The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) acknowledged the launch in a Wednesday press release.
“We are aware of the ballistic missile launch and are consulting closely with our allies and partners,” the INDOPACOM statement reads. “While we have assessed that this event does not pose an immediate threat to U.S. personnel or territory, or to our allies, the ballistic missile launch highlights the destabilizing impact of the DPRK’s illicit weapons program. The U.S. commitment to the defense of the Republic of Korea and Japan remains ironclad.”