Defense Ministry spokesman John Kirby said at a briefing that day, “As we have been saying, we want to see North Korea denuclearize. We want to see stability and security on the Korean Peninsula, and denuclearization is a key factor in that.” “I urge you not to do anything that makes 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 North Korean military activities yesterday. “I think you’ve heard the talk of a senior official in the administration called territory,” he said.
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 tell you about the information,” said Kirby, when asked if the US intelligence authorities had 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.
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