The US on Wednesday “strongly” condemned North Korea’s firing of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) hours earlier than the leaders of South Korea and Japan have been set to satisfy at a summit in Tokyo.
“While U.S. INDOPACOM has assessed it did not pose an immediate threat to U.S. personnel, or territory, or to our allies, this launch needlessly raises tensions and risks destabilizing the security situation in the region,” White House National Security Council spokesman Adrienne Watson stated in a press release.
“It only demonstrates that the DPRK (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) continues to prioritize its unlawful weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs over the well-being of its people,” she stated.
Urging “all countries” to sentence North Korea’s violations, she stated: “The national security team is closely coordinating with our allies and partners.”
She burdened that the US will take “all necessary measures” to make sure the safety of the American homeland, Republic of Korea and Japanese allies.
North Korea earlier confirmed the launch of two ground-to-ground missiles by a sub-military unit throughout workout routines amid tensions on the Korean peninsula, state-run media reported Wednesday.
Two ground-to-ground missiles in a medium-range system have been fired Tuesday in an space round Jangyon County in South Hwanghae Province which exactly hit their goal, Phi Islet, in waters off Pangjin-dong, Chongam District, Chongjin City of North Hamgyong Province, the Korean Central News Agency reported.
The newest missile launch got here a day after the US and South Korea started their main Freedom Shield workout routines, which began on Monday and can final for a minimum of 10 days.
North Korea’s transfer got here hours earlier than South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol headed to Tokyo to satisfy with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida within the first such go to of a South Korean president in 12 years.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
