The test comes as fears grow that Kim Jong Un could be preparing to conduct the country's first nuclear test since 2017.
US special representative Sung Kim has also been in the area, meeting his counterparts from South Korea and Japan to prepare for"all contingencies" as fears grow that Pyongyang could soon conduct a nuclear test for the first time since 2017.
Mr Kim insisted that the US is open to diplomacy with North Korea, even going as far as to say that this includes talks about sanctions relief.Sunday's missile test was the 18th by North Korea this year., including its largest intercontinental ballistic missile, the Hwasong-17. That prompted a US resolution in the UN Security Council calling for more sanctions, although this was vetoed by Russia and China.
Talks between the US and North Korea have made no progress since 2019 - the US wants signs of disarmament, but North Korea refuses to take such steps while sanctions remain at their current level., as the country continues to battle its first known outbreak since the pandemic began.
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