US Says North Korea’s Missile Launch Highlights Destabilizing Impact of Kim Regime’s Weapon of Mass Destruction

China and Russia block condemnation by U.N Security Council

A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea's missile during a news program in Seoul, South Korea, on Feb. 18. 2023. AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon

The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) said on Monday that it was consulting closely with regional allies following North Korea’s latest “destabilizing” ballistic missile launches, which North Korean state media boasted was suitable for “tactical nuclear attack.”

The missile launches came just two days after the North Korean regime claimed it conducted an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test in retaliation against increased U.S.-South Korea joint drills.