Senior officials in the Biden administration are downplaying North Korea’s short-range missile launches last weekend and say the US president is still open to dialogue with North Korea.
The officials, who briefed journalists on the missile launches, said Tuesday that they were at the lower end of the spectrum and not covered by various UN security council resolutions. They said the Biden administration was close to completing its review of North Korean policy and that national security adviser Jake Sullivan will discuss it next week with his counterparts in Japan and South Korea.
North Korea launched two short-range missiles over the weekend, authorities said. One expert suggested it was a relatively mild measure as Pyongyang is pushing for sanctions on its nuclear and missile programs to be relaxed.