North Korea fires 2 projectiles hours after offering to restart talks with U.S.: South Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, flanked by army officials. Photo: STR/AFP/Getty Images

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff say North Korea has fired 2 unidentified projectiles, the South Korean Yonhap news agency reports.

Why it matters: The reported launch comes hours after Pyongyang offered to resume nuclear talks with the United States. This is the 10th such launch since May, in what appears to be yet another demonstration of North Korea expanding its weapons arsenal apparently with the intention of increasing leverage ahead of the possible resumption of the negotiations.

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Our military is monitoring the situation in case of additional launches and maintaining a readiness posture."

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff statement

Details: South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the unidentified projectiles flew east from South Pyongan Province before landing in the Sea of Japan on Tuesday morning local time, per Yonhap.

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