Kim Jong-Un said that North Korea was an “irreversible” nuclear power, thus ending the possibility of denuclearization talks.
Le Monde with , AFP and Reuters
These are the seventh and eighth in less than two weeks: North Korea pulled two ballistic missiles short-range on Saturday October 8 to Sunday, October 9, reports the joint staff of the South Korea, quoted by the YOHNAP press agency . The services of the Japanese Prime Minister confirmed this shot on Twitter. “North Korea has carried out an alleged shot of ballistic missile. More details will follow,” they said.
[Emergency Alert]
North Korea has launched in suspected ballistic missile. More updates to follow.– jpn_pmo (@pm’s office of japan) Blockquote>
Missiles seem to be falling apart from the exclusive economic zone of Japan, he said officials of the Japanese government, and according to the coast guard in this country, no damage to a Japanese ship has been reported.
“irreversible” nuclear power
These missile shots are part of a record year of arms testing by North Korea, which manager Kim Jong-un said that it was an “irreversible” nuclear power, thus ending the possibility of denuclearization talks. Pyongyang shot Tuesday a ballistic missile of intermediate range above Japan, where the populations concerned had to be asked to take shelter.
North Korea has justified this series of tests by American “military threats” and disseminated a new press release where it said “following very closely the extremely disturbing evolution of the current situation”, in reference to the deployment of the American aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan during the USUS-South-Korean joint maneuvers in which a Japanese destroyer took part. These common exercises between Seoul and Washington arouse the anger of Pyongyang, the North Korean regime considering them as rehearsals of an invasion.
According to analysts, Pyongyang took advantage of the United Nations impasse to carry out ever more provocative weapons. In addition, Seoul and Washington have warned for months that Pyongyang will carry out a new nuclear test, probably after the Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (PCC), October 16.