AFP Reported that the United States Department of Defense (Pentagon) announced on March 10 local time that North Korea’s last two missile tests are system tests. The new “intercontinental ballistic missile” (ICBM) is a serious upgrade. which will be punished with new sanctions
People watch a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul on March 5, 2022 Jung Yeon-je AFP/File
After North Korea claimed that the Feb. 26 and March 4 tests were aimed at developing spy satellites. But the Pentagon stated that An accurate analysis concluded that North Korea began testing potentially full ICBMs.
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said the two tests involved the new ICBM system. North Korea first showed off at a military parade in October 2020. Although it does not show the range or performance of the ICBM But it is clear that North Korea intends to assess the new system before full testing in the future. which might pretend to shoot into space
South Korea confirmed the US assessment that Both countries decided to make this assessment public. for the international community to show a unified stance on North Korea
While the Japanese Ministry of Defense said The analysis came to the same conclusion. He pointed out that the test poses an unbearable threat to peace and security.