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White House hints at strengthening ROK-US response drills
IMO adopts first resolution condemning North Korean missiles
Workers’ Party Vice Minister Kim Yeo-jung (pictured), younger sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, claimed on the 1st that “military reconnaissance satellites will soon accurately enter space orbit and begin carrying out missions.” It means that the reconnaissance satellite that failed the day before will be launched again sooner or later. In a statement that day, Kim Yeo-jung said, “We have repeatedly confirmed that the enemy is most afraid of us possessing excellent means of reconnaissance information,” and “we must pour more effort into developing means of reconnaissance.” She then justified their provocation by saying, “It’s a satellite launch that everyone else is doing.”
On the 31st of last month (local time), the White House hinted at additional sanctions against North Korea and strengthened ROK-U.S. White House National Security Council (NSC) Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby said in a briefing, “We will do our best to have an adequate military force in the region (near the Korean Peninsula),” and emphasized, “This includes training and strengthening readiness.” . “The main concern[of the United States]is that whether the launch fails or succeeds, Kim Jong-un and North Korean engineers learn and improve and adapt.” Ambassador to the US Cho Hyun-dong also emphasized at a meeting with correspondents in Washington that day, “North Korea said it would launch a second launch, but any launch will pay the price.”
The International Maritime Organization (IMO), a specialized agency under the United Nations, adopted a resolution strongly condemning North Korea’s missile launch for the first time that day. At a meeting held at the headquarters in London, England, the IMO Maritime Safety Committee criticized North Korea’s ballistic missile launch as a violation of UN Security Council resolutions and seriously threatening the safety of seafarers and international shipping, such as failing to notify the coordinator five days in advance when the missile was launched. did.
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Source: Donga
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