北ICBM에 맞대응…美, 수요일 ICBM '미니트맨Ⅲ' 시험 발사
The U.S. military is scheduled to conduct an ICBM test of its own... on the heels of North Korea's latest long-range missle launch.
Although the Pentagon says the test was planned months in advance,... it's likely to send a reminder to Pyongyang... that the U.S. is not to be toyed with.
Yu Joonhee reports.
The U.S. Air Force says it will launch an unarmed Minuteman-III ICBM, to verify the accuracy and readiness of Washington's premier deterrent.
The missile will be test-fired early Wednesday from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California,... and is expected to land nearly eight-thousand kilometers away in the South Pacific.
A U.S. military official said the Pentagon schedules four test-launches every fiscal year,... and preparations for the latest test began over a year ago... unrelated to current developments.
Even so, the launch is seen to have implications... in reminding North Korea that the U.S. has powerful nuclear options of its own.
When asked about the possibility of U.S. military action against the regime, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said on Tuesday,... all options remain on the table, but Washington would not be broadcasting its intentions.
This follows President Trump's vow that the U.S. would take all necessary steps to ensure its own security... as well as those of its allies in the region.
Trump may be determined to do just that,... after Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said the president had told him... war could break out between the U.S. and North Korea, if the regime forges ahead with its ICBM developments.
Speaking on NBC's "Today Show", Graham said... there's a military option to destroy North Korea's missile programs, along with the regime itself.
His remarks triggered confusion... as it contradicts Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's statement, where he appeared to reassure North Korea that Washington was not seeking regime change, and was willing to restart dialogue.
Yu Joonhee, Arirang News.
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