Ri Pyong Chol, the senior leader who is overseeing the test, and other military officials applaud after the launch of a newly developed new-type tactical guided projectile on March 25, 2021 in this photo released March 26, 2021 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang, North Korea. KCNA via Reuters
SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters): North Korea's claim on Friday(March 26) that it had launched a new type of tactical short-range ballistic missile highlighted military advances by the nuclear-armed state and propelled it to the top of new U.S. President Joe Biden's foreign policy agenda.
The United States condemned Thursday's launches, which came hours before Biden held his first White House press conference since taking office in January.
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