North Korea Tests Short-Range Missiles
October 8th, 2008
Earlier this week, we reported that North Korea is updating a missile launch site located on the coast of North Hamkyong to possibly test-launch a Taepodong-2. A South Korean newspaper has reported that North Korea fired two short-range missiles into the Yellow Sea, international waters.
The launch threatens a disarmament agreement that’s already stalling. The U.S. wants North Korea to accept a verification system for its nuclear weapons, and the country wants the U.S. to remove it from a state terrorist sponsors list. Neither side has budged. U.S. negotiator Christopher Hill was in Pyongyang to work on the deal. (Source: AFP)