“We’ve been able to determine that they were able to put a satellite or some space device into orbit”, he noted.
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The Pentagon has confirmed it will start formal talks with South Korea on deploying an advanced missile defence system to South Korea to counter the growing threat of North Korea’s weapons capabilities after its rocket launch on the weekend.
“We think (THAAD) would add another level of reassurance to our South Korean allies (and) to our other allies in the region, and we think it would be another important step forward”, Cook said.
Sunday’s launch has drawn widespread condemnation from around the world as a cover for a ballistic missile test banned under U.N. Security Council resolutions.
The three leaders agreed to rapidly adopt new UN Security Council resolutions against Pyongyang, involving strong and effective measures, sharing another view that the DPRK should pay a harsh price corresponding to its repeated provocations of significance.
The U.N. Security Council hasn’t yet passed a resolution to condemn North Korea for its January 6 nuclear test which was also “a slap in the face to the worldwide community”, Elise says.
Abe expressed support for South Korea’s move to begin discussions on the deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system.
“China holds a consistent and clear stance on the anti-missile issue”, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said.
After an emergency meeting at the United Nations headquarters in NY on Sunday, members of the Security Council accused North Korea of defying repeated warnings with an action that constitutes “a clear threat to global peace and security”.
Amid the tension, a North Korean patrol boat briefly crossed into South Korean territory near the island of Socheong early on Monday morning, according to South Korea’s Defense Ministry.
Proposed sanctions have not been made public, but one diplomat told Reuters that Washington was hoping to tighten global restrictions on North Korea’s banking system.
North Korea have also restarted the production of plutonium this week.
The country claims the rocket was carrying an Earth observation satellite, named Kwangmyongsong-4 after the late leader Kim Jong Il, and it had been a “complete success”.
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He said the launch was “a serious violation”.
