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EXPLAINER: North Korean missiles getting more agile, evasive

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SEOUL – In resuming its ballistic testing activity after a yearlong pause, North Korea has demonstrated a potentially nuclear-capable weapon that shows how it continues to expand its military capabilities amid a stalemate in diplomacy with the United States.

The two short-range missiles the North fired into the sea this week were its first meaningful provocation since the inauguration of President Joe Biden, who on Thursday delivered a restrained response to the launches, saying “there will be responses if they choose to escalate.” Since a provocative run in North Korean nuclear and missile tests in 2016 and 2017, much of the U.S.

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