Warned North Korea’s launch of cruise missiles
“The stability and security of the Korean peninsula is important… denuclearization is the key”
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The US Department of Defense urged North Korea not to do anything to make the Korean Peninsula less stable.
On the 24th (local time), Defense Ministry spokesman John Kirby told a North Korean question at a briefing, “As we have always said, we want to see North Korea denuclearize. We want to see the stability and security of the Korean peninsula, and denuclearization is a key factor in that. Clearly, we urge North Korea not to do anything to make the Korean peninsula less stable.” The US, which has refrained from giving meaning to North Korea’s low-intensity protests with two cruise missiles on the 21st, threw a message saying that it should not take additional pressure.
“There is no information about the announcement,” said Kirby, “there is no information about the notices, such as when the United States detected the movement in relation to the missile launched by North Korea on the 21st, and whether the alliance shared information.” I think you’ve heard the talk of a senior administration official called territory.” The day before, a senior official in the administration of Joe Biden gave a briefing, saying that North Korea’s missile launch is a criminal offense in normal military activities and is not subject to the UN Security Council sanctions on North Korea.
“I will not talk about the information,” said Kirby, when asked if the US intelligence authorities detected it in advance. The Washington Post (WP) and other US media reported that North Korea fired two short-range missiles on the 21st the day before, and the US and South Korean authorities confirmed this. It is unusual for North Korea’s missile launch to be announced later by foreign media rather than an announcement by the authorities.
Meanwhile, according to the Reuters news agency on the 25th, the Japan Maritime Security Administration announced that North Korea may have launched a ballistic missile.
/ Reporter Kwak Yoon-ah [email protected]
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