WorldU.S., South Korea and Japan Consult Over North Korean Missile Launches

The United States, South Korea and Japan held telephone consultations after North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles during a joint U.S.-South Korean exercise. They reaffirmed that such tests violate U.N. Security Council resolutions and pledged closer coordination. The U.S. also approved a projected $125 million sale of Sidewinder tactical missiles and related equipment to South Korea.