In a statement, the ministry said, “Our government has made it clear that North Korea’s provocations will certainly have a price. Its repeated provocations will result in the strengthening of South Korea-US resistance and the tightening of the global sanctions network.” Will be done.”
The US Indo-Pacific Command said the latest launch did not pose an immediate threat but highlighted the “destabilising effect” of North Korea’s illegal weapons programmes.
UN spokesman Stéphane Dujarric urged Pyongyang to “immediately desist from any further provocative actions” banned under Security Council resolutions and to resume denuclearization talks.
tensions are rising
Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim, warned against an increased presence of US strategic military assets after joint air drills with its Asian allies over the weekend.
“The frequency of using the Pacific as our firing range depends on the action character of the US military,” he said in a statement carried by KCNA.
The United States and South Korea are set to hold simulated nuclear tabletop exercises aimed at improving the handling of US nuclear assets this week, as well as the annual springtime Freedom Shield field training in March.
“Tensions on the peninsula are likely to reach their peak in the coming months as North Korea escalates its military actions with higher frequency, and its statement indicates that it uses the Pacific region as its shooting range.” Hui will continue with the improvised missile tests,” said Yang Moo – a professor at the University of North Korean Studies in Seoul.
Park Won-gon, a professor at Ewha Woman’s University in Seoul, said Monday’s missile launch and statement were in line with a recent threat from North Korea’s foreign ministry calling for “unprecedentedly frequent, strong” joint military exercises by the allies. is to give feedback.