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That marked the North\u2019s first underwater-launched test since October 2019, and the most high-profile one since President Joe Biden took office in January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Missiles fired from submarines are harder to detect in advance and would provide North Korea with a secondary, retaliatory attack capability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tuesday\u2019s launch violates multiple United Nations Security Council resolutions that ban any activity by North Korea in the area of ballistic missiles. Kim said the test poses a threat to the international community and is \u201cconcerning and counterproductive\u201d to efforts to promote peace on the Korean Peninsula.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kim\u2019s South Korean counterpart, Noh Kyu-duk, said the two had an \u201cin-depth\u201d discussion on Seoul\u2019s push for a symbolic declaration to end the 1950-53 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2021\/09\/24\/south-korea-us-repatriate-war-casualties-70-years-later\/\" target=\"_blank\">Korean War<\/a> as a way to bring peace. Noh said he and Kim also reaffirmed that North Korea\u2019s issues of concern can be discussed once talks are restarted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S.-led talks on ending North Korea\u2019s nuclear program have been largely stalled since early 2019, when a summit between then-President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un collapsed due to disputes over U.S.-led sanctions on the North.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Biden administration has repeatedly said it\u2019s ready to meet North Korea \u201canywhere and at any time\u201d without preconditions. 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