North Korea missile tests 'aimed at US-South Korea defence ties' | South China Morning Post

Pyongyang made a calculated move to show frustration but not provoke a backlash, observers say Launches also suggest North Korea is testing the waters with China Pyongyang made a calculated move to show frustration but not provoke a backlash, observers say. The North Korean missile tests conducted at the weekend were a sign of Pyongyang's frustration over deepening US-South Korean defence ties, but were calculated not to provoke a backlash, according to diplomatic observers. Senior US administration officials said on Tuesday that Pyongyang fired short-range missiles off North Korea's western coast on Sunday. They were initially described as ballistic weapons…