North Korea watchers could be forgiven for thinking they’d become trapped in a time loop after the DPRK’s failed satellite launch last week, as the U.S. and like-minded countries issued condemnations and announced sanctions in what has become a well-established ritual that follows every North Korean launch.
The U.N. secretary-general also slammed North Korea’s space launch as a violation of international sanctions, which prohibit the country from using ballistic missile technology.
North Korea watchers could be forgiven for thinking they’d become trapped in a time loop after the DPRK’s failed satellite launch last week, as the U.S. and like-minded countries issued condemnations and announced sanctions in what has become a well-established ritual that follows every North Korean launch.
The U.N. secretary-general also slammed North Korea’s space launch as a violation of international sanctions, which prohibit the country from using ballistic missile technology.
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