The US State Department has not had any substantive communication with North Korea since US soldier Travis King crossed into the North last week, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said
U.S. Army soldier Travis King appears in this unknown location, undated photo obtained by REUTERS
Conversations between the UNC and North Korea's military were initiated and conducted through a mechanism established under the Korean War armistice, according to Lieutenant General Andrew Harrison, a British Army officer serving as deputy commander of the multinational force. The incident comes at a time of heightened tension on the Korean peninsula. Last week, North Korea conducted ballistic missile tests hours after a U.S. nuclear-armed ballistic missileIt was the first such visit since the 1980s, and served a blunt reminder to the North that Washington always has nuclear-tipped missiles deployed within close striking distance.
It remained a subject of an ongoing inquiry how King was authorized to go on the tour despite his record, Harrison said.in South Korea on charges of assault and damaging public property and was due to fly back to his home base in Fort Bliss, Texas last week to face disciplinary action.
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