US condemns latest North Korea missile launches

Washington, July 2(IANS) The US condemned North Korea’s ballistic missile launches this week, reaffirming its “ironclad” security commitment to South Korea.

North Korea fired two ballistic missiles with one of the launches having possibly failed, according to the South Korean military, reports Yonhap news agency.

“The US condemns the DPRK’s June 30 ballistic missile launches (Washington time),” a State Department spokesperson said in response to a question from Yonhap News Agency. DPRK stands for the North’s official name, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

“These launches, like all the DPRK’s other ballistic missile launches in recent years, violate multiple UN Security Council resolutions. They pose a threat to regional and