{"id":2386732,"date":"2025-01-06T04:38:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T09:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/with-blinken-visiting-seoul-north-korea-launches-ballistic-missile-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-06T04:38:20","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T09:38:20","slug":"with-blinken-visiting-seoul-north-korea-launches-ballistic-missile-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/with-blinken-visiting-seoul-north-korea-launches-ballistic-missile-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"With Blinken visiting Seoul, North Korea launches ballistic missile &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwith-blinken-visiting-seoul-north-korea-launches-ballistic-missile-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2386732&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On January 6, 2025,\u2062 North Korea launched an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinas-nuclear-threat-against-japan-hybrid-warfare-and-the-end-of-minimum-deterrence\/\" title=\"China\u2019s Nuclear Threat Against Japan: Hybrid Warfare And The End Of Minimum Deterrence\">intermediate-range ballistic missile<\/a> while U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was visiting Seoul for talks with South Korean officials regarding the\u200c ongoing tensions related to North\u2063 Korea. The \u200cmissile was fired \u2062from\u200c the Pyongyang area and reportedly traveled approximately 1,100 kilometers \u200c(around 685\u2062 miles) before landing in the eastern sea, close to Japan. This missile test underscores the persistent geopolitical tensions in the region and occurs amid discussions about diplomacy and security considering North Korea&#8217;s military \u200cactivities.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">With Blinken visiting Seoul, North Korea launches ballistic missile<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/north-korea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">North Korea<\/a> reportedly launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile on Monday, according to South Korean military officials. The rocket launch appears to be the latest geopolitical agitation by the communist country and comes as U.S. Secretary of State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/antony-blinken\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Antony Blinken<\/a> was visiting Seoul, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/south-korea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">South Korea<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The missile was fired around noon local time and traveled nearly 700 miles before falling into the sea between Japan and the Korean Peninsula, according to multiple <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missiles-south-korea-says-2025-01-06\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reports<\/a>. It was the country&rsquo;s first ballistic missile launch since Nov. 5, shortly before the U.S. presidential election began.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>South Korea&rsquo;s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missile was launched at a site near Pyongyang, North Korea&rsquo;s capital city. No damage was reported. The JCS strongly condemned the missile launch and claimed it was a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/crrwyv75g5xo\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&ldquo;clear act of provocation.&rdquo;<\/a> They also announced it was strengthening surveillance on the country in anticipation of possible future missile launches, BBC reported.<\/p>\n<p>Japan&rsquo;s Defense Minister Gen Nakatani also rebuked North Korea&rsquo;s missile launch and called it a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.kyodonews.net\/news\/2025\/01\/aebf09e54513-urgent-n-korea-launches-ballistic-missile-s-korea-military.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">violation<\/a> of U.N. Security Council resolutions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>During a press conference in Indonesia, Nakatani announced his country had filed a &ldquo;stern protest with Pyongyang over the missile test,&rdquo; <em>Kyodo News<\/em> reported. He also said the communist country&rsquo;s rogue behavior was a direct threat to &ldquo;the peace and security of Japan, the region, and the international community.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Blinken spoke at a news conference hours after the launch and denounced the launch as &ldquo;yet another violation of multiple Security Council resolutions,&rdquo; ABC News reported. He also said the Biden administration has repeatedly sought to engage North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un in talks but to no avail.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We communicated that on many occasions. We&rsquo;ve done it privately, we&rsquo;ve done it publicly,&rdquo; Blinken <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/north-korea-test-fires-medium-range-ballistic-missile\/story?id=117370280\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> in Seoul. &ldquo;And the only response, effectively we&rsquo;ve gotten has been more and more provocative actions, including missile launches.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The secretary of state also <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/north-korea-ballistic-missile-kim-jong-un-tensions-3750925b34e1700e231b762ffef67183\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">warned<\/a> of North Korea&rsquo;s military alliance with Russia and the future challenges it could cause, from the current war in Ukraine to evolving space technology and pursuits. He stressed the importance of strategic cooperation between the U.S., South Korea, and Japan, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">explicitly citing data sharing<\/a> on missile launches and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tom-cotton-warns-americans-in-ukraine-leave-now-russian-invasion-could-be-matter-of-days\/\" title=\"Tom Cotton Warns Americans In Ukraine: \u2018Leave Now,\u2019 Russian Invasion Could Be \u2018Matter Of Days\u2019\">conducting joint military exercises<\/a>, the <em>Associated Press<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Today&rsquo;s launch is just a reminder to all of us of how important our collaborative work is,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missiles-south-korea-says-2025-01-06\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blinken said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Korea launched a missile while Blinken was in Seoul<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2386733,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ap23365016489007-1024x681.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[40923,4636,32402,32109,12005],"class_list":["post-2386732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-ballistic-missile","tag-blinken","tag-international-relations","tag-north-korea","tag-seoul"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ap23365016489007-1024x681.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2386732","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2386732"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2386732\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2386736,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2386732\/revisions\/2386736"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2386733"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2386732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2386732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2386732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}