On June 8, North Korea had its central news agency publish a statement that discredits the warnings of sanctions because of its nuclear testing and missile launches.
In an official release form the Korean News Agency, North Korea called Japan’s sanction warnings a “behavior of those who are taken aback by the dynamic advance of the Korean people to build a great prosperous and powerful nation.”
This response came after Japan warned North Korea of sanctions by the UN Security Council on Monday.
In addition to this, a commentary published in the state-run Minju Joson newspaper yesterday gave further fuel to the discussion mentioning the possibility of a “merciless offensive” for the sake of maintaining the “dignity” of the country. The commentary warned about their “nuclear deterrent” being a “strong defensive means...as well as a merciless offensive means to deal a just retaliatory strike to those who touch the country’s dignity and sovereignty even a bit” as reported by Associated Press.
Specialists on Korea’s previous nuclear testing found this series of nuclear testing to be linked with the declining health state of Kim Jong Il and a presumed “handoff of power” towards his son, Kim Jong Un, as told by Moon Hong-Silk, a researcher working for the institute for National Security Strategy in Seoul told towards the Los Angeles Times.
In an official release form the Korean News Agency, North Korea called Japan’s sanction warnings a “behavior of those who are taken aback by the dynamic advance of the Korean people to build a great prosperous and powerful nation.”
This response came after Japan warned North Korea of sanctions by the UN Security Council on Monday.
In addition to this, a commentary published in the state-run Minju Joson newspaper yesterday gave further fuel to the discussion mentioning the possibility of a “merciless offensive” for the sake of maintaining the “dignity” of the country. The commentary warned about their “nuclear deterrent” being a “strong defensive means...as well as a merciless offensive means to deal a just retaliatory strike to those who touch the country’s dignity and sovereignty even a bit” as reported by Associated Press.
Specialists on Korea’s previous nuclear testing found this series of nuclear testing to be linked with the declining health state of Kim Jong Il and a presumed “handoff of power” towards his son, Kim Jong Un, as told by Moon Hong-Silk, a researcher working for the institute for National Security Strategy in Seoul told towards the Los Angeles Times.
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