MOSCOW, July 4 (RIA Novosti) - North Korea...
to be preparing to test-launch two intercontinental ballistic missiles, in defiance of the new United Nations sanctions, but South Korean media said Thursday there were no signs of the North preparing to launch long-range missiles in the near future.The reclusive communist regime is banned from conducting nuclear tests or launches of ballistic missiles under UN Resolution 1718, which was adopted following North Korea"s first nuclear test on October 9, 2006.
However, Pyongyang carried out a second nuclear test on May 25 this year followed by a series of short-range missile launches, and has threatened to build up its nuclear arsenal to counter what it calls hostile U.S. policies.
The move led to the UN imposing new sanctions on North Korea banning the import and export of nuclear material and all weapons except small arms.
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