The White House says North Korea twice tested its intercontinental ballistic missile system last month as a “severe escalation” and that a “space launch” could be faked to test it at full range. Is.
- The White House said Thursday that North Korean missile tests on February 26 and March 4 were trying parts of a new intercontinental missile system.
- A senior administration official called it a ‘serious escalation’ that broke several UN Security Council resolutions
- The official said North Korea was testing elements of the system ‘which they would potentially try to disguise as a space launch’ before trying it out completely.
- In response to the missile tests, the official said the United States Indo-Pacific Command has increased surveillance in the Yellow Sea.
- Although an official would not go into details, the military increased the preparedness of America’s ballistic missile defense forces in the area.
- On Friday, the Treasury Department will announce new actions to prevent North Korea from accessing the supplies needed to advance the program.
- While President Joe Biden has said he will meet with Kim without any preconditions, “the DPRK has not continued to respond,” the senior administration official confirmed.
white House is charging North Korea With a ‘serious increase’ in missile testing, said on Thursday Kim Jong UnThe U.S. regime recently tested parts of a new intercontinental missile system, breaking several United Nations Security Council resolutions.
‘After careful analysis, the US government has concluded that’ [Democratic People’s Republic of Korea]”The two ballistic missile tests conducted on February 26 and March 4 this year involved the relatively new intercontinental ballistic missile system that the DPRK is developing,” a senior administration official said on Thursday.
The official said North Korea was testing elements of the new system at full range before “what they would potentially try to disguise as a space launch”.
People watch news broadcast from Seoul, South Korea on March 5, a day after North Korea tested part of a new intercontinental missile system, the US government announced on Thursday.
‘The’ The United States strongly condemns the DPRK for these tests. These launches are in open violation of several UN Security Council resolutions, unnecessarily escalating tensions and risk destabilizing the security situation in the region. ‘We urge all countries to condemn these violations.’
The White House official said the administration decided to publicly disclose the information – and share it with allies and partners – “because we prioritize mitigating strategic risks and strongly believe that the international community should speak in a united voice to oppose such further development. Weapons by DPRK.’
The evaluation was done in close coordination with South Korea and Japan, two US allies in the region.
Information was also shared with the United Nations.
The White House said the ICBM system was displayed at a parade of the Korean Workers’ Party on October 10, 2020, and again a year later at a defense exhibition.
President Joe Biden’s White House has told the people of North Korea that they will meet without any conditions.
“President Biden himself has already made it clear that he is ready to meet with Kim Jong Un when there is a serious agreement on the table, which should be based on work-level talks,” the official said. Said, ‘Because, as you saw in the previous administration, leader-level summits are no guarantee of progress.’
Former President Donald Trump has met with Kim three times during his four-year tenure – first at the June 2018 Singapore summit, again in February 2019 in Vietnam, and finally Trump moved to North Korea in June 2019.
Trump often boasted of “beautiful letters” sent to him by Kim.
A senior administration official confirmed that the Kim Jong Un (left) government has not responded to US government correspondence since the swearing-in of President Joe Biden (right).
Ever since Biden was sworn in last year, the US hasn’t heard from the North Koreans.
“The DPRK has not responded,” a senior administration official confirmed on Thursday.
In response to the missile tests, the official said the United States Indo-Pacific Command has increased surveillance in the Yellow Sea as well as the preparedness of US ballistic missile defense forces in the region.
When asked what this meant, officials would not elaborate.
On Friday, the Treasury Department will announce new actions to prevent North Korea from accessing foreign supplies and technology they need to advance the weapons program.
“The purpose of these actions is to make it clear to the DPRK that there will be consequences for these illegal and destabilizing activities,” the official said.
“The international community will not accept these actions as normal and most importantly, diplomatic negotiations are the only viable way forward for the DPRK,” the official said.