The White House has expressed strong concerns about the possibility of security cooperation between North Korea and Russia, including missile technology. He repeatedly stressed that the US government is watching closely. Reporter Jo Sang-jin reports.
White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on the 18th, “We are concerned about the relationship between Russia and North Korea, including technology and security.”
[녹취: 설리번 보좌관] “We are concerned about the relationship, including the technology and security relationship between Russia and the DPRK. In terms of this specific report you’re referring to about Russian missile technology and North Korean missiles, I don’t have anything to add to that today. I will say it’s something our intelligence community is taking a hard look at.”
White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan held a press conference prior to the US-ROK-Japan summit at Camp David on the 18th.
Adviser Sullivan said at a briefing held at Camp David prior to the US-ROK-Japan summit that day, in response to a question about the possibility that Russia may have transferred solid-propelled intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) technology to North Korea through a report by an American think tank. revealed.
He then made it clear that he had no further comments regarding Russia’s missile technology and specific reports on North Korean missiles, but that they were “issues closely watched by our intelligence authorities.”
At the same time, Adviser Sullivan repeatedly pointed out that North Korea and Russia are showing continuous movements for security cooperation.
[녹취: 설리번 보좌관] “And this is also a dynamic picture because, as we have seen, Russia has been seeking to get materiel for its war effort in Ukraine from Pyongyang, from North Korea. And as they have done with other countries, like Iran, when they asked, they usually also offer some types of security cooperation in return. So, that’s something that we’re taking a hard look at.”
“It’s also a dynamic situation as we’ve seen, as Russia is seeking to get supplies from North Korea for its war in Ukraine,” he said.
In particular, he said, “Russia usually offers some kind of security cooperation in return, as it does with other countries, such as Iran.”
“So we are watching that closely,” he reiterated.
Adviser Sullivan also said, “I would like to point out that North Korea is subject to a number of UN Security Council resolutions.”
[녹취: 설리번 보좌관] “And I would just point out that North Korea is subject to multiple U.N. Security Council resolutions. Russia is a permanent member of the Security Council; it has a heightened responsibility to comply with those Security Council resolutions. And to the extent it is not doing so, including with respect to ballistic missile defense technology and other things, Russia would be, you know, in — sort of flouting and in flagrant violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions.”
“Russia, as a permanent member of the Security Council, has a high level of responsibility to comply with Security Council resolutions,” he said. criticized it.
“This is a matter of concern and something we are looking very deeply into,” he reiterated.
Previously, ‘Beyond Parallel’, a North Korean media outlet under the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a US think tank, analyzed in a report on the 17th that Russia may have transferred solid fuel ICBM technology to North Korea.
Through a comparative analysis of the appearance and performance of North Korean and Russian ICBMs, the report evaluated that North Korea’s test-launched solid fuel ICBM ‘Hwasong-18’ and Russia’s ‘Topol-M’ ICBM are similar in shape like twins.
In particular, he pointed out that the physical size and flight trajectory of the Hwasong-18 are almost the same as the Russian Topol-M, and that “the sudden advancement and progress of North Korean missiles is difficult to explain without the cooperation of the Russian government and scientists.”
This is VOA News Cho Sang-jin.
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2023-08-18 18:42:06
