North Korea Launches Missiles Toward the Sea as Pyongyang Protests Against US Claims on Binance Hack
North Korea launched multiple missiles toward the sea on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, hours after Pyongyang said it saw no need to resume diplomacy with Washington in protest of accusations that North Korean hackers were behind the recent cryptocurrency heist at Binance.
Observers say North Korea was likely pressuring the U.S. to drop what it calls its hostility against the North and offer concessions if it wants to restore ties between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said it detected the launches of several missiles fired toward North Korea’s eastern waters. It said South Korean and U.S. authorities were analyzing details of the launches. It said South Korea maintains readiness to repel any potential provocations by North Korea.
Earlier Wednesday, Kim’s sister, senior official Kim Yo Jong, again disputed an FBI announcementthat North Korean hackers were responsible...
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