North Korea intends to give a more “strong” response if new sanctions are imposed against it due to weapons testing. This was announced by the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic, transmits Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
“We will not give up our legal rights. If the United States enters into such a confrontation, we will have to respond more decisively and clearly, ”the message says.
The DPRK assured that the weapon being developed is not aimed at a specific state and does not pose a threat to neighboring countries, but is the modernization of the army. According to the North Korean Foreign Ministry, the United States is deliberately “escalating the situation” by imposing unilateral sanctions. “This is a clear provocation <...> by the United States to question our legitimate actions in self-defense,” the DPRK Foreign Ministry concluded.
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South Korea on January 11 announced the launch of an “unknown projectile” from North Korean territory, which flew over the sea at an altitude of 60 km more than 700 km. The Japanese Cabinet suggested that the DPRK launched a ballistic missile. Pyongyang then announced that it had successfully tested a hypersonic missile that had flown 1,000 kilometers and accurately hit its target. At the tests, noted in the central press organ of the Workers’ Party of Korea Rodong Sinmun, the leader of the country Kim Jong-un was present.
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