The U.S. State Department says North Korea's weapons of mass destruction program conflicts with UN Security Council resolutions.
This comes amid an apparent difference of opinion between U.S. President Donald Trump and his national security adviser over the regime's recent firing of short-range missiles.
Our Kim Hyo-sun takes a closer look at what the mixed messages could mean.

The U.S. State Department has confirmed the entirety of North Korea's WMD program is in conflict with UN Security Council resolutions.
Addressing questions on the North's firing of short-range projectiles on May 9th,... State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus also stressed that Washington is focused on continuing negotiations with the regime to bring a peaceful end to the North's WMD program.
The remarks come as she had been asked to clarify the State Department's position after President Trump appeared to have contradicted his national security advisor over the North's latest launch.
During his joint press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo on Monday,... Trump downplayed the firings saying the North's leader wanted to (quote) "get attention."
An expert says President Trump is sending out two different messages to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

"I think what Trump is trying to do is two things. The first thing is to signal to Kim that diplomacy is still in play, and that he still wants to negotiate. And I think he still wants to have a third summit. But at the same time, he's also saying to Kim that short-range ballistic missile tests are not going to dethrone that diplomacy."
As President Trump has also expressed optimism for future dialogue with Kim Jong-un,... there's hope the two could meet soon for what would be their third summit.
Kim Hyo-sun, Arirang News.