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Pentagon confirms no missile launched from DPRK
Friday, December 27, 2019, 11:34
By Xinhua
This image taken Dec 26, 2011 reveals the Pentagon constructing in Washington, DC. (PHOTO / Newpaper24)
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon on Thursday confirmed that no missile had been launched from the Democratic Individuals‘s Republic of Korea (DPRK), after Japan’s public broadcaster NHK falsely reported Pyongyang’s missile launch earlier within the day.
“The Pentagon isn’t monitoring a launch of any sort,” a Pentagon spokesman informed Xinhua in an e-mail reply
“The Pentagon isn’t monitoring a launch of any sort,” a Pentagon spokesman informed Xinhua in an e-mail reply.
NHK reported earlier that the DPRK had fired a missile that fell about 2,000 kilometers off Hokkaido’s coast in Japan, however then it retracted the story as a false report.
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Pyongyang had set its deadline for the denuclearization negotiations on the finish of this yr. It carried out two “vital exams” at its Sohae Satellite Launching Ground on Dec. 7 and Dec. 13.
DPRK’s vice international minister Ri Thae-song warned in early December that Washington would quickly must resolve what sort of “Christmas reward” it wish to obtain from Pyongyang.
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday downplayed the significance of a possible “Christmas surprise” from Pyongyang, saying he would take care of it efficiently.
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“All people’s bought surprises for me … I deal with them as they arrive alongside,” he stated, including that the DPRK would possibly ship him “an exquisite vase” as a substitute of a missile check.
The denuclearization negotiation between Washington and Pyongyang has misplaced momentum for the reason that deadlock of the Hanoi Summit in late February and the unproductive working-level talks in Stockholm in October.