North Korea "threatens the whole world"

North Korea "threatens the whole world"

Arab and international  From 2017-04-16 at 08:56 (Baghdad time)

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Despite the announcement by the US Pacific Command that North Korea failed to launch a missile, its southern neighbor said the experience following a review of a variety of offensive missiles was "threatening the whole world."
"The demonstration by North Korea of ​​a variety of offensive missiles during yesterday's military parade and the launch of a ballistic missile today is a show of force that threatens the entire world," the South Korean Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
The US military said the missile "exploded almost immediately" when testing its launch on Sunday. The announcement came hours before US Vice President Mike Pence arrived in South Korea for talks on North Korea's weapons program.
The failed launch from the east coast came a day after North Korea staged a military parade in Pyongyang on the anniversary of the founder's birth, apparently featuring new ballistic missiles.
Pens is due to arrive in Seoul at the start of a 10-day visit to Asia, in what his aides described as a sign of Washington's commitment to its ally in the face of growing tension over North Korea. A combat group of US aircraft carriers also headed to the area.
An attack by US naval forces on a Syrian airbase this month with Tomahawk missiles raised questions about Trump's plans for North Korea, which conducted missile and nuclear tests in violation of UN sanctions.
On the other hand, North Korea warned against a nuclear strike against the United States, if provoked, and said it developed and will launch a missile that could harm the American mainland, but experts believe that it still has some time before acquiring the necessary technology.
A US official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said there was a great deal of confidence that the missile, which North Korea failed to launch, was not an intercontinental ballistic missile, while a second US official said the missile was launched from land.
The timing of the test, which coincides with Pence's visit and one day after the military parade, is a deliberate challenge. White House aides said the vice president was briefed on the failed launch and that he was in contact with President Donald Trump.
South Korea's Yonhap news agency quoted an unnamed South Korean intelligence source as saying the missile did not go far from its launch site from the mainland.
North Korea fired a ballistic missile from the same region earlier this month ahead of a summit between US and China leaders, its main ally, to discuss North Korea's weapons program.
The missile was launched for about 60 kilometers, but US officials said it appeared that the Scud medium-range liquid-fueled missile was only a small distance from its range before it went out of control.


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