The director of the Sejong Institute’s North Korea Research Center, Jeon Song-jang, said that the DPRK decided to launch two ballistic missiles unscheduled to demonstrate its strength in response to US sanctions. His words lead RIA News.
The professor pointed out that, judging by the region and the time of launches, the shells were not hypersonic. “North Korea usually tests new weapons at dawn or early in the morning, so the launches that took place in the afternoon were not planned in advance, and the decision to conduct them was made suddenly, in response to US sanctions,” he stressed.
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Chong Song Zhang added that the DPRK has no choice but to respond with force for force, as the United States responds with sanctions to any missile launches, even those that were not intercontinental ballistic missiles.
According to the expert, if the United States stops reacting harshly to this missile launch, then North Korea will also stop aggravating the situation on the eve of the Beijing Olympics and will temporarily refuse new missile tests.
On January 14, North Korea launched an unidentified projectile towards the Sea of Japan. On January 11, the country also successfully tested a hypersonic missile, marking the second launch of the DPRK this year. The tests took place in the presence of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. The missile flew 1000 kilometers and accurately hit the target.
The United States proposed to respond with UN sanctions to a series of missile launches. We are talking about launches of six ballistic missiles since the fall of 2021, each of which was carried out in violation of UN Security Council resolutions.
In response, North Korean authorities warned Washington of a “tougher response.” The North Korean Foreign Ministry called the recent missile launches “the exercise of the right to self-defense.”
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