North Korea Fires Missile After Harris Leaves South Korea

North Korea Fires Missile After Harris Leaves South Korea
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris (L) and South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol pose for a photo as they hold a bilateral meeting in Seoul, South Korea, on Sept. 29, 2022. Leah Millis/Pool Photo via AP
The Associated Press
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PANMUNJOM, Korea—In a show of defiance, North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on Thursday, hours after U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris flew home from a visit to South Korea during which she traveled to the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas and emphasized the “ironclad” U.S. commitment to the security of its Asian allies.

It was the third round of missile launches by North Korea this week, extending a record pace in weapons testing as it accelerates a push to expand its arsenal and pressure Washington to accept it as a nuclear power.