March 26, 2021

Joe Biden says North Korea is his top foreign policy issue. Just don’t expect him to do much about it — at least not in public.

Take this week’s fire and fury coming out of Pyongyang: a test of what U.S. military officials believe to be a new type of ballistic missile first displayed during a January military parade. Biden’s response? Business as usual.

As for the Pentagon, officials familiar with the discussions say military leaders have no immediate plans to respond or escalate — whether it’s by stepping up joint military exercises with South Korea or by raising the U.S. alert status in the region.

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https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/26/biden-north-korea-missile-478203