North Korean leader, Kim Jog On, Said tonight (Thursday) that the ballistic missile launched by his country “demonstrates Pyongyang’s nuclear deterrent,” the country’s official news agency reported. This, after the isolated state reportedly conducted an experiment with a new “Hwasong-17” ballistic missile.
Kim Jong Un added that “the launch of the missile is a successful development” and that his country’s army “will keep itself fully prepared for a long-term confrontation with the US imperialists.” The American imperialists. “
The country’s official news agency further reported that “a missile was launched from Pyongyang International Airport and launched at a range of 1,090 km, which passed it in four seconds. It reached the exact spot between the Korean Peninsula and the Japanese peninsula. The country. “On the other hand, countries, including the United States, South Korea and Japan, have condemned North Korea’s new missile test.
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As you may recall, last January, North Korea launched a ballistic missile off the east coast, just hours before the president of their southern neighbor. The military experiment took place just hours before South Korean President Moon Jia In took part in the launch of a groundbreaking venture – a railway line he hopes will eventually connect the two Korean peninsulas. As mentioned, this is the first launch of the most isolated country in the world in several months.
Also last October, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said during a “security development exhibition” in Korea that his country’s weapons development was necessary – given US hostile policies and the South Korean arms race “undermining the stability of the peninsula” . According to Jong Un, Pyongyang has increased its military arsenal for defense purposes rather than combat. “We are not discussing war but how to prevent it and how to increase our deterrence in order to protect our sovereignty,” he said.