It’s becoming increasingly clear that North Korea has changed its focus from diplomacy with the U.S. and South Korea to military provocation: Last month, Pyongyang quietly launched short-range cruise missiles on March 21 and later upped the ante by launching two short-range ballistic missiles in violation of several U.N. resolutions.

These missile tests are far from unexpected — North Korea has a history of testing new U.S. presidential administrations with provocations like these. After the Biden administration’s backchannel attempts at dialogue with  Pyongyang failed, it was only a matter of time before the DPRK