U.S. urges sanctions enforcement after North Korea’s missile launch
The Hindu
State Department spokesman Ned Price said the launch, which follows a volley of missiles the day before, marked a ‘clear violation’ of UNSC resolutions that prohibit ICBM launches
The United States urged all nations to enforce sanctions on North Korea, saying it violated U.N. Security Council resolutions with a launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile.
"The United States strongly condemns the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) for its test of an intercontinental ballistic missile," National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson said, confirming South Korea's account of the launch on November 3 local time.
She said that President Joe Biden and his national security team were "assessing the situation in close coordination with our allies and partners."
State Department spokesman Ned Price said the launch, which follows a volley of missiles the day before, marked a "clear violation" of United Nations Security Council resolutions that prohibit ICBM launches.
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The launches show North Korea's threat to "its neighbors, the region, international peace and security and the global non-proliferation regime," Mr. Price said.
"This action underscores the need for all countries to fully implement DPRK-related UN Security Council resolutions, which are intended to prohibit the DPRK from acquiring the technologies and materials needed to carry out these destabilising tests," he said.