US threatens strong response if North Korea nuclear test

Speaking at a press conference after talks with her South Korean counterpart Cho Hyun-dong in Seoul on June 7, Sherman said: “Any nuclear test would be a total violation of the resolutions of United Nations Security Council There will be a quick and strong response to such a test… I believe, not only South Korea, the US and Japan but the whole world will react strongly and stop definitively”.

Reuters quoted the US deputy secretary of state as adding that Washington is ready to prepare for the possibilities and will continue the trilateral discussions with Seoul and Tokyo on June 8.

Sherman’s remarks came after US and South Korean forces fired eight surface-to-surface missiles early on June 6 into waters off South Korea’s east coast in response to a series of ballistic missile launches. short-range mission conducted by North Korea the day before.

For weeks, US and South Korean officials as well as experts on North Korea have said there are signs of new construction at Punggye-ri, North Korea’s only known nuclear test site. They think Pyongyang may soon test a bomb. North Korea has not tested a nuclear bomb since 2017.

According to the Director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi, North Korea is also undertaking extensive construction and expansion of key facilities at its main nuclear complex at Yongbyon.

Tuan Anh

US and South Korea launch 8 missiles in response to North KoreaThe United States and South Korea fired eight missiles off the east coast of South Korea early this morning, June 6, in response to North Korea’s short-range ballistic missile launches a day earlier.