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

https://mins.news/en/video/29060

- VOA Chinese, 2026-08-22 03:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcsRlA1rAbY

> 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.

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