White House calls North Korean missile launch ‘flagrant violation’ of UN Security Council resolutions

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White House calls North Korean missile launch ‘flagrant violation’ of UN Security Council resolutions

The White House called the North Korean missile launch a “flagrant violation” of UN Security Council resolutions – RIA Novosti, 03/16/2023

White House calls North Korean missile launch ‘flagrant violation’ of UN Security Council resolutions

The White House has condemned the North Korean launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, calling it a “flagrant violation” of a number of UN Security Council resolutions. RIA Novosti, 03/16/2023

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WASHINGTON, March 16 – RIA Novosti. The White House has condemned the North Korean launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, calling it a “flagrant violation” of a number of UN Security Council resolutions. As noted, the U.S. Armed Forces Indo-Pacific Command deemed the launch to pose no immediate threat to the U.S. military, territory, and allies. At the same time, the White House stressed that the launch “increases tension and threatens to destabilize the security situation in the region”. The White House added that the United States will take all necessary measures to ensure its own security, as well as the security of South Korean and Japanese allies. According to the South Korean military, North Korea launched ICBMs from the Sunan Airport area in Pyongyang at 7:10 a.m. (1:10 a.m. Moscow time) heading east. According to the Japanese Defense Ministry, the rocket flew for about 70 minutes and at 8:19 a.m. (2:19 a.m. Moscow time), presumably, fell 200 kilometers from Oshima Island in Hokkaido, outside the exclusive economic zone. Japanese. The flight range, according to the Japanese military, was 1000 kilometers, the maximum flight altitude was 6000 kilometers. This is the sixth North Korean ballistic missile launch this year. South Korea and the United States kicked off their annual joint military exercise Freedom Shield, which will last 11 days, on Monday, alongside large-scale allied field exercises, called Warrior Shield, for the first time in years in the context of toughening South Korea’s rhetoric towards Pyongyang.

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White House calls North Korean missile launch ‘flagrant violation’ of UN Security Council resolutions