North Korea threatens again, US bombers take off in response to ICBM test
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North Korea also threatened to take additional steps in response to proposed military exercises between the US and South Korea. The US responded to the North Korean threat with a flight of long-range supersonic bombers.
North Korea said on Sunday that its latest test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) was aimed at further enhancing its capability to deliver a “deadly” nuclear strike against adversaries. North Korea also threatened to take additional steps in response to proposed military exercises between the US and South Korea. The US responded to the North Korean threat with a flight of long-range supersonic bombers. Later on Sunday, it carried out maneuvers with South Korean and Japanese fighter jets.
Saturday’s intercontinental ballistic missile test was North Korea’s first since January 1. This indicates that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is using his opponents’ military drills as an opportunity to expand his country’s nuclear capability, in order to leverage it in future deals with the US Could Experts said North Korea could conduct regular operational tests of ICBMs.
North Korea’s official ‘Korean Central News Agency’ (KCNA) said that the existing ‘Hwasong-1’ intercontinental ballistic missile was “suddenly” tested without prior notice on the direct orders of Kim Jong Un. The KCNA said the ‘Hwasong-15’ test had reinforced the North’s efforts to exert a “powerful physical nuclear deterrent” and “its capability to inflict lethal nuclear retaliation on enemy forces” that cannot be countered.
The missile reached a maximum altitude of 5,770 km and covered a distance of about 900 km in 67 minutes and accurately hit the pre-determined target in the sea between the Korean Peninsula and the Strait of Japan, the news agency said. Later on Sunday, US B-1B bombers and other aircraft flew over and around the Korean Peninsula separately in addition to testing with aircraft from South Korea and Japan. South Korea’s military said in a statement issued here that Sunday’s exercise reiterated Washington’s “steely” commitment to Seoul’s security.
In a statement issued on Sunday, Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, accused South Korea and the US of “openly displaying their dangerous greed to establish their military superiority and supremacy in the Korean Peninsula”. He said, “I warn that we will watch all the activities of the enemy and will give a strong and appropriate response to each and every hostile move against us.” Has been condemning and terming it as preparation for the attack. However, Seoul and Washington have been maintaining that the nature of the military exercise is defensive.
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