North korea claIms to have carrIed out successful long Range CruIse MIssIle tests over the weekend accordIng to state medIa. The report saId the mIssIles flew 1,500 kIlometres before hIttIng theIr targets and fallIng Into terrItorIal waters. Pyongyang has contInued to develop Its arsenal despIte beIng subject to strIct InternatIonal sanctIons. We can go to seoul now to speak to our correspondent, laura bIcker. Laura, we are gettIng thIs from state medIa, effectIvely, we dont have confIrmatIon can I presume, yet, but It sounds lIke a pretty BIg Deal. LIke a pretty BIg Deal. Well, wIthIn the lIke a pretty BIg Deal. Well, wIthIn the last lIke a pretty BIg Deal. Well, wIthIn the last hour lIke a pretty BIg Deal. Well, wIthIn the last hour we lIke a pretty BIg Deal. Well, | wIthIn the last hour we have heard from South Korean mIlItary that they wIll work wIth us sIzes and try to look at what happened over the weekend and gather IntellIgence and thats mIsalIgned, but In terms of as thIs a BI
WIthIn the past hour, the UnIted States has responded to reports that North Korea carrIed out successful long Range CruIse MIssIle tests over the weekend. They flew 1,500 kIlometres before hIttIng theIr targets and fallIng Into terrItorIal waters. The us Defence Department says the mIssIles pose a threat to North Koreas neIghbours. Our correspondent, laura bIcker, Is In the South Korean capItal, seoul. She says thIs Is a new and potentIally hIghly dangerous weapon. We have heard from South Korean mIlItary that they wIll work wIth us sources and try to look at what happened over the weekend and gather IntellIgence on thIs mIssle launch, but In terms of as thIs a BIg Deal at my answer Is yes and no, no because thIs Is a cruIse mIssIle, so when It comes to InternatIonal sanctIons, does Un SanctIons In place to try to curb North Koreas nuclear programme, It doesnt cover cruIse mIssIles. It covers ballIstIc mIssIles. So In some cases, some people just shrugged thIs off. Its also on page two
Hello and thanks very much for joInIng us. The unIted states has responded to reports that North Korea carrIed out successful long Range CruIse MIssIle tests over the weekend. They flew 1500 kIlometres, accordIng to medIa sources, before hIttIng theIr targets and fallIng Into terrItorIal waters. The us Defence Department says the mIssIles pose a threat to North Koreas neIghbours. 0ur Correspondent Laura bIcker Is In the South Korean capItal seoul. She says thIs Is a new and potentIally hIghly dangerous weapon. Weve heard from South Korean mIlItary that they wIll work wIth the us sources and kInd of try to look at what happened over the weekend and other IntellIgence on thIs MIssIle Launch but In terms of Is thIs a BIg Deal . My answer Is yes and no. No because thIs Is a CruIse MIssIle so when It comes to InternatIonal sanctIons, the un sanctIons In place to try to curb North Koreas nuclear programme, It does not cover CruIse MIssIles. It covers ballIstIc mIssIles. So In some cases, som
A warm welcome to the programme. We begIn wIth North Korea. It claIms to have carrIed out successful long Range CruIse MIssIle tests over the weekend, accordIng to State MedIa. The report saId the mIssIles flew 1500 kIlometres before hIttIng theIr targets and fallIng Into terrItorIal waters. Pyongyang has contInued to develop Its arsenal despIte beIng subject to strIct InternatIonal sanctIons. We can go to seoul now to speak to our correspondent, laura bIcker. What more can you tell us . I thInk one of the bIggest questIons I get asked Is how BIg A deal Is thIs . FIrstly, thIs Is the fIrst tIme that North Korea has launched a long Range CruIse MIssIle whIch It says Is capable of a strategIc weapon, they descrIbe It, whIch means In North Korean terms that It Is capable, they claIm, of holdIng a nuclear warhead. Now, we dont know If North Korea has the capacIty to scale down, to shrInk down, nuclear warhead and put It on such a CruIse MIssIle that they are claImIng that It Is nuclear cap