[On-site Video+] Joint Chiefs of Staff "Immediately stop acts that harm peace on the Korean Peninsula and the international community."

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The South Korean military will issue a warning statement against North Korea in connection with the North's ICBM launch.

It will be announced by the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Let's go to the scene.

[Ahn Chan-myung / Director of Operations, Joint Chiefs of Staff]
North Korea fired a long-range ballistic missile into the East Sea from Pyongyang around 07:10 today. North Korea's long-range ballistic missile launch is a provocative act that clearly violates U.N. Security Council resolutions that prohibit the use of ballistic missile technology and scientific and technological cooperation. The South Korean military condemns the Kim Jong-un regime's illegal and reckless provocations and strongly urges it to immediately stop acts that harm peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and the international community, such as continuous spraying of dirt and garbage balloons, sending bullet-bearing mercenaries to Russia, and preparing for a nuclear test. Despite repeated warnings from our military, North Korea continues to carry out illegal provocations.I once again sternly warn that North Korea is solely responsible for all subsequent events.