The White House is imposing new restrictions on North Korea in response to two ballistic missile tests to curtail the regime’s advancing weapons program and urge it to come to the negotiating table.
North Korea conducted missile tests on Feb. 26 and March 4 as part of a system it is developing, which U.S. intelligence has determined as clandestine attempts to gauge the regime's ballistic capabilities. The tests, which stopped short of a full launch, have prompted the United States to ramp up intelligence activities near the country and boost its defensive readiness.
The senior official warned that the regime’s actions were likely intended to test parts of a new system before a launch at full range, which they may then attempt to disguise as a Space Launch. The tests did not show intercontinental range, the official added. He declined to say whether a maneuverable reentry vehicle was involved. The new system was initially unveiled during the Korean Worker’s Party parade in October 2020, and then again at a defense exhibition in Pyongyang in late 2021.The White House is sharing the details publicly after consulting South Korea, Japan, and other partners, aiming to rally partners to oppose North Korea’s weapons program.
In a call to congratulate South Korea’s newly elected president on Wednesday, President Joe Biden reaffirmed Washington’s commitment to the country’s security.Biden called North Korea’s reclusive leader Kim Jong Un a “thug” during his 2020 presidential campaign, but upon taking office, he said that he would be willing to meet to discuss the regime’s nuclear program.
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