{"id":33237,"date":"2017-05-14T05:59:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-14T05:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=33237"},"modified":"2017-05-14T05:59:00","modified_gmt":"2017-05-14T05:59:00","slug":"north-korea-carries-out-new-ballistic-missile-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=33237","title":{"rendered":"North Korea carries out new ballistic missile test"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"N.-korea-new-missile-test_\"North Korea has carried out another ballistic missile test days after a new president took office in the South.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The missile was launched near north-western Kusong, flying hundreds of miles then landing in the Sea of Japan.<\/p>\n

It puts immediate pressure on South Korea's President Moon Jae-in, who campaigned on a platform of better engagement with the North.<\/p>\n

A series of North Korean missile tests this year has sparked international alarm and raised tensions with the US.<\/p>\n

Two missile launches last month both failed, with the rockets exploding just minutes into flight.<\/p>\n

After hosting an emergency meeting of his security council, Mr Moon condemned the latest launch.<\/p>\n

“The president said while South Korea remains open to the possibility of dialogue with North Korea, it is only possible when the North shows a change in attitude,” his spokesman said.<\/p>\n

The nature of the launch is still being determined. The Japanese defence minister said it reached an altitude of 2,000km (1,245 miles) and could be a new type of missile, Reuters reported.<\/p>\n

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The US Pacific Command said in a statement the type was being assessed but that its flight was not consistent with that of an intercontinental ballistic missile [ICBM], which would have the range to reach the US mainland.<\/p>\n

North Korea is believed to be developing two types of ICBM, but neither has so far been flight tested.<\/p>\n

There has been no comment yet from North Korea, or China, the country's only major ally.<\/p>\n

The North Korean situation has been likened to the Cuban missile crisis in slow motion.
\nIn October 1962, aerial pictures showed that the Soviet Union was building a missile base on Cuba, just off the coast of Florida.<\/p>\n

President Kennedy said he would not accept that. It was what would now be called a “red line”. In the face of a credible threat of war, the Soviet leader Khrushchev backed down.<\/p>\n

It is not clear where Mr Trump's red line is or whether he could enforce it short of a truly devastating war, possibly with China drawn in.<\/p>\n

He has said that North Korean missiles capable of hitting the US mainland “won't happen”. Recently, he has mentioned talking to Kim Jong-un but also warned that North Korea risks a “major, major conflict”.<\/p>\n

There is also a new president in Seoul keen on dialogue. As the missile tests continue, it is not clear when or if Washington would decide on military action – or whether Seoul would try to block it.<\/p>\n

The North has conducted five nuclear tests despite UN sanctions and is also developing long-range missiles.
\nIt is reported to be continuing efforts to miniaturise nuclear warheads and fit them on missiles capable of reaching the US.<\/p>\n

Washington has accused other UN Security Council members of not fully enforcing existing sanctions against the North, and has urged China in particular to use its trade links as influence.<\/p>\n

But despite poor relations, North Korea recently said it would hold talks with the US<\/strong> “if the conditions were right”.<\/p>\n

The comments, by a senior North Korean diplomat, came after US President Donald Trump said he would be “honoured” to meet the North's leader, Kim Jong-un.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

North Korea has carried out another ballistic missile test days after a new president took office in the South. The missile was launched near north-western Kusong, flying hundreds of miles then landing in the Sea of Japan. It puts immediate pressure on South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in, who campaigned on a platform of better engagement […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":33238,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[14],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n