After President Joe Biden's address to both houses of Congress on Sunday and the completion of his administration's policy review on North Korea, North Korea broke its weeks-long silence and on Sunday launched a strong response against both Seoul and Washington. What is the process? Experts say Pyongyang could try to provoke resentment against its neighbors and the United States ahead of a May 21 meeting between Joe Biden and South Korean President Moon Jae-in. These could include the closure of North Korea's own organization on inter-Korean relations or the use of short-range missiles. North Korea has issued three statements targeting Washington and Seoul, two from its foreign ministry and one from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's powerful sister, Kim Yu-jung. In his first address to Congress, Biden said that the nuclear programs of North Korea and Iran are a serious threat to US security and global security. Guon Jong-gun, director general of the US Department of State at North Korea's foreign ministry, has warned that the US president will face a "very serious situation" because the US chief executive has made a "big mistake" in making such statements.
