South Korea says the North appears to have secured meaningful data from recent missile test

Record ID: 875597

  • Title: South Korea says the North appears to have secured meaningful data from recent missile test
  • Date: 22nd May 2017
  • Summary: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (MAY 22, 2017) (REUTERS) NEWS BRIEFING AT SOUTH KOREAN DEFENCE MINISTRY IN PROGRESS DEFENCE MINISTRY OFFICIALS SITTING SPOKESMAN AT OFFICE OF SOUTH KOREA'S JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF, ROH JAE-CHEON, WALKING TOWARD PODIUM (SOUNDBITE) (Korean) SPOKESMAN AT OFFICE OF SOUTH KOREA'S JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF, ROH JAE-CHEON, SAYING: "South Korean and U.S. intelligence authorities believe North Korea has secured meaningful data in enhancing the credibility of its missile technology. But further verification is needed to determine whether the North has mastered the re-entry technology for missile warheads." EXTERIOR OF DEFENCE MINISTRY SOUTH KOREAN NATIONAL FLAG AND DEFENCE MINISTRY FLAG FLYING SPOKESMAN FOR SOUTH KOREAN UNIFICATION MINISTRY, LEE DUK-HAENG, STANDING AT PODIUM UNIFICATION MINISTRY OFFICIALS AT NEWS BRIEFING (SOUNDBITE) (Korean) SPOKESMAN FOR SOUTH KOREAN UNIFICATION MINISTRY, LEE DUK-HAENG, SAYING: "Considering stability on the Korean peninsula, a severance in relationship between South and North Korea is undesirable. So we will be flexible in dealing with major issues like a private interchange, within the limits of international society's sanctions against the North." EXTERIOR OF SEOUL GOVERNMENT OFFICE SOUTH KOREAN NATIONAL FLAG FLYING
  • Embargoed: 5th June 2017 04:09
  • Keywords: unification ministry defence ministry South Korea Kim Jong Un missile launch North Korea
  • Location: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA / INTERNET
  • City: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA / INTERNET
  • Country: South Korea
  • Reuters ID: LVA0016HX6TL3
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: South Korea' defence ministry said on Monday (May 22) North Korea appeared to have secured "meaningful data" from its latest missile test on Sunday (May 21), when it launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile.
    The defence ministry added further verification was needed to determine whether the North had mastered the re-entry technology for missile warheads that it has claimed.
    The South Korean unification ministry said it will strongly respond to provocative actions by North Korea but it will be flexible in handling civilian inter-Korean exchange as it believes cutting the relationship won't help stability on the divided peninsula.
    The North's KCNA news agency said on Monday leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test which also verified the functioning of the solid-fuel engine for the Pukguksong-2 missile and ordered it for deployment in field action.
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