Image: South Korea military says North fires ballistic missile
Published December 17, 2023
SEOUL/TOKYO, Dec 17 (Reuters) – North Korea fired an unidentified ballistic missile on Sunday, Japan’s Coast Guard and the South Korean military said, as Pyongyang condemned U.S.-led military shows of force as tantamount to “a preview of a nuclear war”.
The missile was launched towards the sea off North Korea’s east coast, according to the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff.
About 20 minutes after initially reporting the launch, the Japanese coast guard said the missile had already fallen.
It appeared to have fallen outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ), broadcaster NTV reported.
No further details were immediately available.
The launch came after warnings from officials in Seoul and Tokyo that nuclear-armed North Korea was preparing to test-fire a missile, including one of its longest-range intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) this month.
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SOURCE: www.reuters.com
RELATED:S. Korea to coordinate bilateral, trilateral measures with US, Japan against NK provocations: official
Principal Deputy National Security Adviser Kim Tae-hyo speaks during a meeting with reporters at the South Korean Embassy in Washington on Friday. (Yonhap)
Published December 15, 2023
South Korea will work toward coordinating bilateral and trilateral measures involving the United States and Japan if North Korea continues to engage in provocations, a senior Seoul security official said Sunday.
Principal Deputy National Security Adviser Kim Tae-hyo made the remarks at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, after returning home following his attendance at the second meeting of the South Korea-US Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG) in Washington last Friday.
Last week, Kim raised the possibility of North Korea launching an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in December. North Korea last test-fired a Hwasong-18 solid-fuel ICBM in July.
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RELATED:North Korea nuclear attack on US would spell end of Kim regime: White House
Principal Deputy National Security Adviser Kim Tae-hyo and US National Security Council Coordinator for Indo-Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell pose for photographs during a press conference at the Presidential Office in Seoul, South Korea, Jul 18, 2023. (Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/Pool).
Published December 15, 2023
WASHINGTON: The United States on Saturday (Dec 16) reiterated its warning to North Korea that any nuclear attack on the US would result “in the end of the Kim regime.”
A joint statement by the US-South Korean Nuclear Consultative Group also reaffirmed that any nuclear attack by Pyongyang on South Korea “will be met with a swift, overwhelming, and decisive response.”
“The United States reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to provide extended deterrence to the ROK (Republic of Korea) backed by the full range of US capabilities including nuclear,” said the statement published by the White House.
US President Joe Biden had issued a similar, strongly worded warning in April, saying that any nuclear attack by North Korea would “result in the end” of the Pyongyang government.
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SOURCE: www.channelnewsasia.com
