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Versions made by North Korea A senior White House official said Thursday that the goal for February 26 and March 4 is to test “elements of a new system” for ICBMs, describing the exercises as a “dangerous escalation.”
“These editions certainly seek to test the elements of this new system before North Korea “Going forward with a long-range launch could try to disguise it as a space launch,” the source added.
The Pyongyang government, for its part, confirmed that the launches carried out in late February and early March were tests of satellite development.
In response, the United States will announce on Friday measures to “prevent North Korea The source, who asked not to be identified, said that access to foreign products and technologies to develop their banned weapons programs “and further measures will be taken in the coming days.”
“The United States decided to release and share this information with our allies and partners because we prioritize reducing strategic risks and because we firmly believe that the international community must speak with one voice to oppose the future development of these weapons by the United States. North Korea. ”
“We continue to seek diplomatic dialogue and are ready to meet without conditions” with the North Koreans, the source added.
Washington and its allies failed to try to pass this week’s text in the UN Security Council against it North Korearejected by Russia and China.
Despite severe international sanctions over its nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missile tests, Pyongyang has so far rejected all offers of dialogue since talks broke down in 2019 between leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump.
The North Korea It has ramped up modernization of its military and warned in January that it might lift its self-imposed ban on testing long-range missiles and nuclear weapons.
The Washington Declaration comes after Yoon Seok Yeol wins South Korea’s presidential electionwhich had previously expressed its intention to show firmness in the face of its northern neighbor.
In addition, the new ROK president, who was invited by Joe Biden on Thursday to congratulate him, promised to “teach some morals” to Kim Jong-un.
Video: North Korea It says it tested a missile capable of hitting US soil
North Korea says it has tested a missile capable of hitting the US mainland
