South Korea’s president stopped the deployment of the U.S.missile defense system then North Korea launches cruise missiles designed to sink enemy ships.
South Korean President Moon suspended the deployment of the U.S.missile defense system — called Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or Thaad — in an apparent concession to China and a significant break with the United States on policy toward North Korea.
A day later North Korea fired several cruise missiles from its east coast which appeared to be surface-to-ship missiles designed to sink enemy ships.
It was the 10th time this year that North Korea tested missiles, and it came less than a week after the United Nations Security Council expanded sanctions against Pyongyang over previous missile tests.
The launches underscored concerns in Seoul, Tokyo and Washington over North Korea’s nuclear ambitions and advances in its missile technology.