[Text/Observer Network Wang Shichun]After North Korea tested an intermediate-range missile, both South Korea and the United States issued statements condemning North Korea.
The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) “condemned” North Korea’s missile test, saying: “The United States condemns this act and urges North Korea to abandon further destabilizing actions.” In addition to the US military, Moon Jae-in also condemned North Korea’s missile test on the 30th, saying that the North Korean missile “increased tensions on the peninsula” and clearly violated UN Security Council resolutions.
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However, the U.S. military said that North Korea’s missiles “did not pose a threat to the United States and its allies,” and a statement from the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command showed that North Korea’s missile test did not pose a direct threat to the United States and its allies. The statement said the United States was aware of the missile launch and was in “close consultation” with South Korea, Japan and other regional allies and partners. “While we have concluded that this incident does not pose a direct threat to U.S. personnel, national territory, or our allies, we will continue to monitor the situation,” the message emphasized.
According to a report by Yonhap News Agency on January 30, South Korea’s Blue House issued a press release on the 30th saying that President Moon Jae-in presided over an emergency plenary meeting of the National Security Council (NSC) that morning, condemning North Korea’s test-fire of intermediate-range ballistic missiles for violating Security Council resolutions Discuss coping options.
Moon Jae-in said that Moon pointed out that the current situation is similar to the period when North Korea successively tested medium-range and long-range ballistic missiles in 2017, when tensions on the peninsula were exacerbated. The move by the DPRK is a challenge to the international community to achieve denuclearization and peace and stability of the Korean Peninsula through diplomatic means, and it clearly violates the resolutions of the UN Security Council.
Moon also instructed North Korea to demonstrate its will to dialogue and abide by its commitment to suspend nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missile tests. If North Korea launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile this time, the South Korean side should regard it as North Korea’s approach to “breaking the treaty” and discuss it. All parties should abide by the principle of “solving problems through dialogue” and urge North Korea to immediately stop escalating tensions on the peninsula and respond to the international community’s proposal for dialogue.
According to the South Korean Joint Staff Headquarters (Joint Staff Headquarters) on the 30th, North Korea launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile from the Cijiang Road area towards the eastern sea at 7:52 am on the 30th. The range is about 800 kilometers, and the shooting height is about 2000 kilometers. The Korean Union will judge. The North Korean test-launched aircraft is a medium-range ballistic missile, and the South Korean and US intelligence agencies are conducting precise analysis of the specific parameters of the missile.
This is North Korea’s seventh armed demonstration since the beginning of the year and its first intermediate-range ballistic missile launch since the Hwasong-15 intercontinental missile (ICBM)-class missile was tested in November 2017.
In addition, the Standing Committee of the National Security Council (NSC) of South Korea held a meeting to condemn the DPRK’s test-fire of intermediate-range ballistic missiles that day, and urged the DPRK to continue to abide by its commitment to suspend nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missile tests.
Observer.com military commentators believe that according to the missile’s altitude/range calculation formula, this means that North Korea has tested a medium- and long-range ballistic missile with a range of more than 4,000 kilometers. If the news is true, this is also the case since North Korea in 2017. After the launch of the Hwasong-15, it was the first test launch of a long-range ballistic missile. In the arsenal that North Korea has displayed so far, only Hwasong-12 ballistic missiles and Kokusong-4 solid large long-range ballistic missiles can reach this range. Return to Sohu, see more
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