{"id":53250,"date":"2021-03-23T23:38:06","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T23:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/03\/23\/white-house-north-korea-conducted-short-range-missile-test\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:31:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:31:38","slug":"white-house-north-korea-conducted-short-range-missile-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/flashpoints\/2021\/03\/23\/white-house-north-korea-conducted-short-range-missile-test\/","title":{"rendered":"White House: North Korea conducted short-range missile test"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON \u2014 North Korea fired short-range missiles this past weekend, just days after the sister of Kim Jong Un threatened the United States and South Korea<\/a> for holding joint military exercises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The missile tests were confirmed by two senior Biden administration officials who briefed reporters on condition of anonymity. They come as North Korea has ignored offers <\/a>from the new administration to resume negotiations, and Secretary of State Antony Blinken last week pressed China to use its \u201ctremendous influence\u201d to convince North Korea to abandon its nuclear program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The officials, however, sought to downplay the significance of the missile tests, noting that they are not covered by UN Security Council resolutions meant to deter North Korea from pursuing a nuclear program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve learned nothing much has changed,\u201d Biden said about North Korea in a brief exchange with reporters following a speech on health insurance in Columbus, Ohio.<\/p>\n\n\n\t