U.S. says all North Korea's weapons of mass destruction violate U.N. resolutions
Source: Reuters
North Korea’s entire weapons of mass destruction program violates U.N. Security Council resolutions, the U.S. State Department spokeswoman said on Tuesday, when asked about recent missile launches by Pyongyang.
“I think the entire North Korean WMD program, it’s in conflict with the U.N. Security Council resolutions.” State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus told reporters. Ortagus had been asked to make clear the State Department’s position after President Donald Trump appeared to contradict his national security adviser, John Bolton, over whether North Korean launches this month had violated U.N. resolutions.
The Pentagon said on May 9 that launches by North Korea that day consisted of multiple ballistic missiles that flew in excess of 300 km (185 miles). Bolton said on Saturday there was “no doubt” that the launches had violated U.N. resolutions as they had included short-range ballistic missiles.
Asked whether Secretary of State Mike Pompeo agreed with Trump or Bolton, Ortagus said: “I don’t think it was lost on any of us that the launches were an attempt to send a message to the administration.”
North Korea in a statement on Monday said giving up missile tests would mean giving up the right to self-defense and that “whatever is launched is bound to fly a ballistic trajectory.”
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-usa/u-s-says-all-north-koreas-weapons-of-mass-destruction-violate-u-n-resolutions-idUSKCN1SY24G
MAY 28, 2019 / 12:37 PM
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Just asking for the rest of the world......
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