North Korea calls ICBM launch a ‘warning’
North Korea launched an intercontinental ballistic missile this week as a warning of the continuation of US-South Korean military exercises, state media reported Friday.
According to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), Thursday’s missile was meant to “strongerly warn enemies who deliberately escalate tensions.”
US AND SOUTH KOREA HOLD NORTH KOREA, PENTAGON SAID HOURS AFTER NORTH KOREA ICBM LAUNCH
A TV screen at Yongsan train station shows a news report about North Korea’s launch of a long-range ballistic missile on March 16, 2023. (Kim Jae-hwan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
It was the second intercontinental ballistic missile launched by North Korea this year and had been launched just hours before. South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol A meeting was scheduled with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
Aggressive escalation draws attention to US statements on the North Korean issue.
NUCLEAR WEAPONS WILL BE “END OF NORTH KOREA REGIME”, PENTAGON WARNING
In this photograph provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his daughter inspect what he calls an artillery exercise at an undisclosed location in North Korea, Thursday, March 9, 2023. (Central Korean News Agency/Korean News Service via AP)
Ministry of Defence said on Thursday that its frequent joint military exercises with South Korea continue to deter North Korean attacks.
“I think it’s important for people to understand, first, that containment continues to work,” Brig said. Gene. Pat Ryder told reporters about this at a daily briefing by the US Department of Defense.
People stand in front of a TV showing a news broadcast of a North Korean missile test at a train station in Seoul, on March 14, 2023. (ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images)
“Despite launching missiles into the ocean, North Korea is not attacking and should not be, and that the United States, Japan, South Korea and other allies and partners in the region will continue to work together to expand this deterrence and keep our countries safe,” he said. Rider.