Seoul: N Korea fires suspected ICBM and 2 other missiles

By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG
Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says one of the three weapons North Korea test-launched into the sea was a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile. The launches were made hours after President Joe Biden ended an Asian trip where he reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to defend its allies in the face of North Korea’s nuclear treat. North Korea in March had ended a years-long moratorium on launching ICBMs. Its intent is to develop nuclear-armed missiles that can reach the American homeland. South Korea’s government said one missile was an ICBM and the other two were shorter-range ballistic missiles. The U.S. and South Korean militaries fired two surface-to-surface missiles in response to demonstrate the allies’ striking capabilities,