North Korea has defended its missile tests, citing its right to legal defense, and accused the United States of deliberately escalating sanctions by imposing new sanctions, the official KCNA news agency quoted the ministry as saying.
The recent development of a “new type of weapon” is part of North Korea’s effort to modernize its national defense and does not target a specific country, nor does it harm the security of its neighbors, a spokesman for the North Korean Foreign Ministry said in a statement. broadcast by KCNA.
The U.S. government on Wednesday imposed the first sanctions on North Korea over Pyongyang’s weapons program, following a series of North Korean rocket launches, including two last week.
North Korea has said it was using “supersonic missiles” to bolster its armed forces.
The US sanctions show that while Washington is talking about diplomacy and dialogue, it is “continuing its policy of isolating and strangling North Korea,” the State Department said in a statement.
The US accusations against Pyongyang for exercising its right to legal defense, he underlined, “are a very obvious challenge and a gangster logic”.
A spokesman for the North Korean foreign ministry warned – without elaborating – that there would be a “strong reaction” if the United States adopted a confrontational stance.
Follow Skai.gr on Google News
and be the first to know all the news
.
