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 by AFP Staff Writers United Nations, United States (AFP) Feb 1, 2022
UN chief Antonio Guterres condemned on Tuesday North Korea's latest ballistic missile test, which broke a 2018 moratorium by Pyongyang. North Korea confirmed on Monday it had fired a Hwasong-12 "ground-to-ground intermediate- and long-range ballistic missile," state media reported, in a first test since 2017 of a weapon that powerful. Earlier in January, North Korea had threatened to abandon a nearly five-year-long, self-imposed moratorium on testing long-range and nuclear weapons, blaming US "hostile" policy for forcing its hand. Guterres condemned the launch as "a clear violation of Security Council resolutions," in a statement. "It is of great concern that the DPRK has again disregarded any consideration for international flight or maritime safety," he added, using the acronym for North Korea's full name. He urged Pyongyang "to desist from taking any further counter-productive actions" and called for a diplomatic solution. The test on Sunday was North Korea's seventh in January -- the most ever carried out by the country in a calendar month, raising fears Pyongyang could renew nuclear and intercontinental missile tests. In 2017, the UN Security Council on three occasions decided unanimously to impose new heavy economic sanctions on Pyongyang for its nuclear and missile tests. The sanctions, the Council's latest show of unity over North Korea, target the country's oil imports as well as its coal, iron, textile or fishing exports.
Cruise missiles to nukes: North Korea's arsenal Seoul (AFP) Jan 31, 2022 North Korea has conducted an unprecedented seven weapons tests so far this month - including launching its most powerful missile since 2017. The nuclear-armed country has also threatened to restart testing of long-range and nuclear weapons, blaming "hostile" US policy for forcing its hand. Such tests had been put on hold while leader Kim Jong Un embarked on high-level negotiations with then-US president Donald Trump, but talks collapsed in 2019 and have been stalled ever since. Pyongyang ha ... read more
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