[국제]USFK Commander “No Signs of Suspension of North Korean Nuclear Development, Continued Threat”

[국제]USFK Commander “No Signs of Suspension of North Korean Nuclear Development, Continued Threat”

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“There was no nuclear test, but the threat from North Korea continues”
“North Korea continues to develop nuclear and advanced missile systems”
North Korea’s persistent investment in weapons development emphasizes the importance of the ROK-US alliance

[앵커]

USFK Commander Robert Abrams says North Korea continues to pose threats without any indication that it has ceased to develop nuclear capabilities.

He stressed that the deterrent efforts of the ROK-US alliance in response to this are a bastion for regional stability.

This is a report from Washington correspondent Taewook Kang.

[기자]

At a hearing in the US House of Representatives, Commander Abrams explained that there have been no intercontinental ballistic missiles or nuclear tests since 2017.

However, he stressed that the threat from North Korea continues amid the changing international security environment.

North Korea continues to develop nuclear and advanced missile systems, cyber capabilities, and other conventional and emerging asymmetric military technologies.

In particular, he pointed out that it introduced a new submarine-launched ballistic missile and a new solid-propelled ballistic missile during the feverish ceremony in January.

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security, David Hellby, also confirmed this.

[데이비드 헬비 / 미국 국방부 인도태평양안보 수석부차관보 : 북한이 대량살상무기와 탄도미사일 프로그램을 계속 추구하는 것은 미국과 동맹국, 파트너들에게 비상한 위협입니다.]

Commander Abrams said North Korea’s persistent investment in the development of new weapons underscores the importance of the ROK-US alliance.

He said that the ROK-US alliance has played a role in defending the Korean Peninsula, and that deterrence efforts are a bastion for regional stability.

[로버트 에이브럼스 / 주한미군사령관 : 한미동맹은 동북아 안보와 안정의 핵심축으로 남아 있습니다. 우리의 파트너십은 경제 협력을 증진하고, 지역 안정에 대한 위협을 완화하며, 동맹국과 파트너들에 대한 우리의 약속을 이행함으로써 계속 성장하고 있습니다.]

In particular, the ROK-US allied forces emphasized that they are fully prepared to respond to any attack or crisis situation in North Korea.

However, he explained that coalition exercises have been coordinated over the past few years to provide room for diplomacy for North Korea’s denuclearization.

YTN Kang Tae-wook from Washington[[email protected]]is.

[저작권자(c) YTN & YTN plus 무단전재 및 재배포 금지]

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