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Let's connect a Washington correspondent this time to learn more about how the United States sees North Korea's first missile firing since the Biden administration was launched.



Correspondent Kim Soo-hyung, the first official reaction from the United States Has anything come out so far?



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I asked the White House, the State Department, and the Department of Defense what their position was on North Korea's missile launch, but there is no answer yet.



However, the Ministry of Defense sent me to refer to the statement of the Indo-Pacific Command.



The statement contained a principled position that he would observe the situation and consult closely with allies, saying that he was aware of North Korea's missiles.



Indo-Pacific Command's position, which is lower than the Ministry of Defense, seems to be intent on avoiding direct reaction to North Korea's provocative actions.



On the other hand, Japan, with the Tokyo Olympics in front of it, announced that the North Korean projectile was a ballistic missile after the National Security Council was over, and raised voices as a violation of the resolution of the UN Security Council.



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So, how is the US analyzing the intention of North Korea's missile shooting?



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There are three main categories of analysis.



First, it is an analysis that it is to obtain more concessions to ease sanctions through provocations at the end of the US policy toward North Korea.



Let's listen to the analysis of Sumi Terry, senior researcher at CSIS Institute for International Strategic Studies.




[Sumi Terry/CSIS Senior Researcher: If the US wants to intervene in North Korea, more is needed.

It means we have to make more concessions.]



Right now, in a few hours, President Biden's first official press conference is ahead, which can be seen as a provocation to put the North Korean issue as a priority in the field of diplomatic and security.



Finally, it is analyzed that the calculation that the gap between the two countries can be widened through low-intensity provocations in the worst US-China relationship as it is now.



(Video coverage: Jeongsik Oh, video editing: Yonghwa Jung) 



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