Weapons experts say North Korea’s next provocation
Possibility of multiple warhead-solid fuel ICBM”
The US administration, Joe Biden, regards North Korea’s hypersonic missile test launch as a violation of UN Security Council resolutions and is considering action. This is a different move from the previous one that refrained from responding to North Korea’s previously launched long-range cruise missiles and short-range ballistic missiles while seeking to resume dialogue with North Korea. It seems that they decided that it was impossible to overlook the situation in which North Korea is speeding up the development of strategic weapons that could be a ‘game changer’.
On the 29th (local time) of the last month (local time), a senior White House official said, “We are analyzing the details of the recent launch,” and said, “We have no new (weapon) ) capabilities, and condemn the illegal missile launches that cause instability in the region and the international community.” “This launch appears to be in violation of UN Security Council resolutions,” he said. ‘Measures in New York’ refers to the UN Security Council’s response to sanctions violations against North Korea.
A U.S. Department of Defense official also confirmed that an analysis of North Korea’s hypersonic missile is ongoing and said, “We will consult closely with our allies in the process of determining the next steps.” It is noteworthy that he mentioned the ‘next action’, which was not included in the commentary on North Korea’s previously launched long-range cruise missiles or short-range ballistic missiles.
“This is a very shocking report,” UN Spokesperson Stephan Dujarric said at a regular briefing on the 29th of last month when he asked for comment on North Korea’s hypersonic missile launch. do,” he replied. Missile experts warn that North Korea may launch a multiple warhead and solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) following the hypersonic missile it recently launched. They are keenly keen on the possibility that additional strategic weapons, which North Korea promised to develop at the 8th Party Congress earlier this year, will come out. “North Korea has been trying to provoke tensions for years,” said Sydney Syler, a North Korean officer at the National Intelligence Service (NIC) affiliated with the US National Intelligence Service (DNI). It aims to attract the attention of the United States and the international community through armed demonstrations or provocations and to obtain what they want. “North Korea is not strategically seeking to improve relations with South Korea,” he said.
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