Economics
North Korea Pushes Trump's Boundaries With Latest Missile Tests
- Two short-range missiles launched across Korean Peninsula
- Kim Jong Un seeking greater sanctions concessions from Trump
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North Korea is once again pressing the boundaries of what it can get away with, returning to missile tests this week in violation of international sanctions championed by U.S. President Donald Trump. So far, the reaction has been muted.
Trump dismissed Kim Jong Un’s move to launch two short-range missiles on Thursday, six days after the North Korean leader supervised a military exercise in which he fired off several projectiles, including what non-proliferation experts believed was another short-range ballistic missile.