(Morning News) North Korea tried to defend its missile test fire on Friday and called it legal self -defense.North Korea's instead indicates that the United States has deliberately upgraded the situation through the implementation of new sanctions.
Pyongyang announced on Wednesday (January 12) that the third successful test of supersonic missiles has been successfully tested since September.Washington condemned this launch as a "threat" of the "international community" and announced on Thursday that financial sanctions were imposed on five Korean people related to the large -scale killing weapon plan of Pyongyang on Thursday.
Reuters reported that the Korean official media said in a statement on Friday (14th): "The United States' accusation for the legal exercise of self -defense of North Korea is a clear provocation and a hooligan logic."The statement warns that if the United States takes a confrontation position, the DPRK will make a "stronger and certain reaction."
A series of missile launches in North Korea, including two test firing last week, the US government imposed its first sanctions on the North Korean weapon plan on Wednesday.The United States also called on the United Nations Security Council to take action against North Koreans and institutions accused of being accused of violating the Security Council's prohibition of missiles and nuclear weapons resolutions.
North Korea said that the recently launched weapon is a "hypersonic missile", which helps enhance its strategic military forces.
U.S. Secretary of State Broskel said that the United States has clearly stated that there is no hostility to North Korea and is willing to talk on the situation without prerequisites, but it is said that North Korea's missile test firing "severely damage stability".
