The United States has imposed sanctions on five North Korean officials in response to a recent missile test.
Record: January 14, 2022 15:34
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Pyongyang,
The United States has imposed new sanctions on North Korea, which continues to test missiles amid a severe economic crisis. Outraged, North Korea condemned the United States.
Moreover, the Kim Jong Un government has publicly warned that the United States could face dire consequences if the Joe Biden administration continues to act in such a confrontational manner. The warning was issued in the name of a North Korean foreign ministry spokesman.
Why the new embargo on North Korea?
UN North Korea has imposed sanctions on North Korea over its testing of nuclear weapons and dangerous missiles in defiance of Security Council resolutions.
As a result, North Korea was already suffering from a severe economic crisis, and the curfew imposed there by the corona spread pushed the country’s economy to the brink of collapse.
Despite this, North Korea is facing severe food shortages and famine, but President Kim Jong Un is focusing more on strengthening the country’s military capabilities.
Addressing the nation on the eve of the new year, Kim said the focus this year would be on restructuring the economy and correcting food shortages.
But over the next few days it tested a hypersonic missile that went 5 times faster than sound. North Korea conducted such a test earlier this year in the context of the United States’ serious push to resume nuclear talks with North Korea. Amid the uproar, North Korea test-fired another intercontinental ballistic missile yesterday. This is the 2nd missile test conducted within a week.
The United States has imposed sanctions on five North Korean officials in response to recent missile tests. In addition, the report states that sanctions will be imposed on a North Korean, a Russian, and a Russian company in support of North Korea’s arms production programs.