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Transcript/Script((PLAYBOOK SLUG: North Korea Launch TV
HEADLINE: North Korea Launches First ICBM Since 2017
TEASER: Move set to significantly raise tensions on Korean Peninsula
PUBLISHED AT: 3/24/2022 at 10:40am
BYLINE: William Gallo
CONTRIBUTOR:
DATELINE: Seoul
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SCRIPT EDITORS: wpm, MAS
VIDEO SOURCES: VOA, AFP, Reuters
PLATFORMS: WEB __ TV _X_ RADIO __
TRT: 1:51
VID APPROVED BY: MAS
TYPE: TVPKG
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((INTRO)) [[North Korea launched an intercontinental ballistic missile Thursday – its first long-range launch since 2017. The significantly raised tension on the Korean Peninsula, as VOA’s Bill Gallo reports from Seoul, South Korea.]]
((NARRATOR))
Analysts say North Korea likely launched an ICBM referred to as the “monster missile.” Japanese officials say it flew for more than 70 minutes, splashing down just off the coast of northern Japan.
((Makoto Oniki, Japanese Vice Defense Minister)) ((Male voice, in Japanese))
"There was no warning beforehand, and the fact that they made it land in our country's EEZ (exclusive economic zone) is a major issue and an extremely dangerous action for the safety of aircrafts and ships.”
((NARRATOR))
((Mandatory courtesy: South Korea Ministry of Defense)))
In response, South Korea’s military fired five of its own missiles, a “demonstration of our ability and willingness to respond immediately and impose punishment.”
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North Korea’s last ICBM test was in 2017, during the height of tensions with the United States.
Around that time, U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to “totally destroy” North Korea.
But current U.S. President Joe Biden is likely to respond in a more measured way.
((Ramon Pacheco Pardo, Korea Specialist at King’s College London (In English, male voice))
((Mandatory Skype credit))
“We know that the U.S. is not going to threaten a strike on North Korea. So, in a sense that will help significantly, of course, right? That no one thinks that this is going to lead to war like some people thought may have happened in 2017.”
((NARRATOR))
((Mandatory Yonhap News Agency))
South Korea will also soon see a change in its president. Former prosecutor Yoon Suk-yeol, who takes office in May, says he’s open to talks with North Korea. But that may now be more difficult for the conservative administration.
((Ramon Pacheco Pardo, Korea Specialist at King’s College London (In English, male voice))
((Mandatory Skype credit))
“They are carefully going to think: what is the purpose of engagement and under which circumstances they will engage with North Korea. And I think this will make it even less likely that at least a priori they will be willing to hold talks with North Korea.”
((NARRATOR))
For now, the only party that doesn’t seem interested in talking is North Korea.
((Bill Gallo. VOA News. Seoul, South Korea))
NewsML Media TopicsArts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
NetworkVOA
Location (dateline)Seoul
Brand / Language ServiceVoice of America - English
