The entire United States is now well within the range of Hwasong-14 intercontinental ballistic missile of North Korea and Kim's action has upset the calculations of all the major powers in the Northeast Asia thus giving rise to arms race and threat to security.The missile was launched under the supervision of Kim Jong-un and it flew far about 45 minutes, going 3,700 kilometers (2,300 miles) high covering a distance of 1,000 kilometres (621 miles).This development has sent shock waves to the United States and its allies because the missile has the potential to hit major U.S. cities like Los Angeles, Denver,Chicago,New York and Boston.
South Korean military officials were swift to react by discussing 'military response options" after North Korea carried out its second test of an intercontinental ballistic missile in a month.
Marine General Joseph Dunford,who is Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff along with Admiral Harry Harris, the Commander of U.S. Pacific Command spoke with General Lee Sun-jin, chairman of the South Korean Joint Chief of Staff.The Pentagon confirmed that the missile, which flew for 45 minutes, travelled an estimated 600 miles and landed west of Japan's Hokkaido island It flew for six minutes longer than the previous one tested on July 4 that shows a rapid upgradation of missile technology by DPRK.
The growing missile threat from North Korea has given a boost to an arms build-up in Northeast Asia as Japan is now considering buying ballistic missile defense systems from the United States.South Korean president Moon Jae-in , who was in favour of diffusing the Korean tension through Diplomatic talks, has now called for strengthening South Korea's deterrence capabilities that includes military alliance with the United States.
"The UN Security Council has clear regulations on North Korea's launch activities that use ballistic missile technologies. China is opposed to North Korea's launch activities in violation of UN Security Council resolutions and against the will of the international community," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said.
Trump will be discussing various options with Pentagon and intelligence agencies like surgical strikes, Economic sanctions, Diplomacy and in the last resort by eliminating Kim Jong-un or sabotaging the nuclear and ballistic missile program.
Marine General Joseph Dunford,who is Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff along with Admiral Harry Harris, the Commander of U.S. Pacific Command spoke with General Lee Sun-jin, chairman of the South Korean Joint Chief of Staff.The Pentagon confirmed that the missile, which flew for 45 minutes, travelled an estimated 600 miles and landed west of Japan's Hokkaido island It flew for six minutes longer than the previous one tested on July 4 that shows a rapid upgradation of missile technology by DPRK.
The growing missile threat from North Korea has given a boost to an arms build-up in Northeast Asia as Japan is now considering buying ballistic missile defense systems from the United States.South Korean president Moon Jae-in , who was in favour of diffusing the Korean tension through Diplomatic talks, has now called for strengthening South Korea's deterrence capabilities that includes military alliance with the United States.
“We must actively look for measures to secure our military’s own forces to deter and effectively deal with North Korea’s nuclear threats,” Moon said after an emergency meeting of his National Security Council on July 29.
The provocative acts of North Korea increased after U.S. President Donald Trump ended the "era of strategic patience" with North Korea and called on nations around the world to implement sanctions and demand that the North Korean regime chose a better path by ending the program of developing nuclear and ballistic missile for a better future for its long-suffering people."
North Korea's allies China and Russia are also concerned with the latest launch of ICBM as Beijing condemned July28 missile launch and asked Pyongyang to "stop taking actions that would escalate tensions" on the Korean Peninsula.
"The UN Security Council has clear regulations on North Korea's launch activities that use ballistic missile technologies. China is opposed to North Korea's launch activities in violation of UN Security Council resolutions and against the will of the international community," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said.
Trump and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson are pushing China to deal with North Korea to abandon its missile and nuclear program.US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has asked China and Russia to do more to stop North Korea's missile program.
"As the principal economic enablers of North Korea's nuclear weapon and ballistic missile development program, China and Russia bear unique and special responsibility for this growing threat to regional and global stability," Tillerson said in a statement.
China doesn't won't escalation in the northeast Asia to safeguard its strategic and economic goals such as One Belt One Road initiative and its projects in the South China Sea as it is on the verge of becoming a superpower.
Trump will be discussing various options with Pentagon and intelligence agencies like surgical strikes, Economic sanctions, Diplomacy and in the last resort by eliminating Kim Jong-un or sabotaging the nuclear and ballistic missile program.
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