Why North Korea is escalating missile tests and how Trump should respond

President Trump must warn Kim Jong Un that new missile tests won’t earn any relief from American sanctions. The need is newly urgent following the North Korean leader’s latest missile tests on Thursday.

Fox News reports that at least one of the projectiles that was launched is a short-range ballistic missile. Although not an intercontinental ballistic missile of the kind that Kim has pledged he would suspend testing, the missile is new and represents a clear escalation for two reasons.