<Anchor>

Let's look at the reaction of other countries this time. First, let's connect Washington to see what's happening in the United States.

Correspondent Yoon-Soo Kim, there is still dawn, but is there anything from the US government?

<Reporter>

Yes, it's over 7 a.m., but it's still early, so the US government hasn't received any official response.

When North Korea made a stiff statement recently, the US government has responded modestly to the expressions such as'disappointing' and'avoid provocation'.

But this time, it wasn't intimidating, but it was a real provocation, so we have to wait a little longer to see how it will react.

<Anchor>

Why do you think North Korea continues to do this now in the United States?

<Reporter>

On the surface, this is a provocation toward South Korea, but the destination is the United States.

After the failure of the Hanoi negotiations, the US seems to have lost some interest in North Korea, which means not to ignore the North Korean variables ahead of the important November presidential election.

President Trump has been emphasizing that North Korea is no longer provocative as his main achievement, but he is reading with this message that he can provoke and ruin your achievements.

If you don't want to make such a variable ahead of the presidential election, the United States cares, but if you give too much stimulus, the wind may blow, so you have adjusted the water level as a provocation against South Korea.

<Anchor>

If it is a family, how would you respond to the United States if North Korea started a direct provocation targeting the United States with a stronger provocation?

<Reporter> From the

perspective of the United States, it is unlikely that the US will respond immediately unless it is a powerful provocation that shoots the ICBM, an intercontinental ballistic missile that directly threatens the mainland.

President Trump should focus on corona response and economic recovery ahead of the presidential election, but he doesn't seem to have time to negotiate with North Korea, where performance is not guaranteed.

However, there is also an analysis that considering the current red light on the re-election road, the possibility of President Trump's attempt to make a breakthrough in the presidential election by punishing North Korea cannot be ruled out.

(Video coverage: Park Eun-ha, video editing: Jung Yong-hwa) 

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