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Transcript/ScriptUS – NORTH KOREA (TV)
HEADLINE: US, Japan, South Korea Condemn North Korean Missile Launch
TEASER: First missile to fly over Japan since 2017 prompts warning for residents to take cover
PUBLISHED AT: 10/04/2022 at 7:40p.m.
BYLINE: Patsy Widakuswara
DATELINE: Washington
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SCRIPT EDITORS: Bowman, Jepsen
VIDEO SOURCE (S): AFP, AP
PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV _x_ RADIO __
TRT: 3:09
VID APPROVED BY: Jepsen
TYPE: TV
EDITOR NOTES: Radio track included.))
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[[The U.S. condemned North Korea's firing of a ballistic missile over Japan and pledged to defend its allies South Korea and Japan. However, the administration said it remained open to dialogue with Pyongyang. White House Bureau Chief Patsy Widakuswara has this report.]]
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South Korean and U.S. Air Force planes conducted military drills on Tuesday in response to North Korea's latest missile launch, White House press secretary
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Karine Jean-Pierre confirmed.
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((Karine Jean-Pierre, White House Press Secretary)) ((MRT Clip))
“To showcase combined deterrent and dynamic strike capabilities while demonstrating our nation's bilateral interoperability. We will continue to coordinate the immediate and longer-term response bilaterally, trilaterally with the Republic of Korea and with the international community.”
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Pyongyang tested an intermediate-range ballistic missile Tuesday, believed to be the latest version of ones shown at a recent military parade.
It has a range of 4,600 kilometers, further than previous missiles. It was launched toward Japan instead of vertically,
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flying over the country in the first such incident in five years,
NATSOUND SIREN
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prompting a warning for residents to shelter.
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Prime Minister Fumio Kishida spoke with U.S. President Joe Biden Tuesday.
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((Fumio Kishida, Japanese Prime Minister)) ((Need English again))
"The ballistic missile firing by North Korea was an outrageous act that was absolutely impermissible. We will respond as soon as possible with the utmost vigilance."
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Observers say the launch is likely Pyongyang’s reaction to the recent U.S., Japan and South Korea military exercises, the first since 2017. Aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan arrived in Busan, South Korea, last month, ahead of the show of force.
The Biden administration said it’s committed to defend its allies but open to dialogue.
((Radio track: White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre))
((Karine Jean-Pierre, White House Press Secretary)) ((MRT Clip))
“Our goal remains the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. We remain prepared to engage in serious and sustained diplomacy to make tangible progress towards that end, and we remain prepared to meet with the DPRK without preconditions.”
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The U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations has called for a Security Council meeting,
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to work to limit Pyongyang’s weapons of mass destruction programs.
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But a strong response from the council is unlikely because permanent members China and Russia
((Pyongyang street scenes, AFP V000_32KE4MD, Kim Jong Un, AFP V000_32J67KV))
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oppose more sanctions on North Korea, leaving less leverage to pursue a diplomatic path with leader Kim Jong Un.
Pyongyang recently passed a law declaring readiness to launch preventive nuclear strikes, including in the face of conventional attacks.
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((Kim Jong Un, North Korean leader)) ((Need English VO))
"By enacting the nuclear force policy into law, the status of our country as a nuclear weapons state has become irreversible.”
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Observers expect Pyongyang to conduct another nuclear test soon, which would be its seventh.
((Radio track: said Naoko Aoki, fellow at the Atlantic Council, via Skype))
((Naoko Aoki, Atlantic Council))
“North Koreans are definitely trying to take advantage of the situation in the sense that the United States is focused on the war in Ukraine. And that gives them some room for and time to pursue its goals.”
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North Korea also launched several short-range ballistic missiles last week, during U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris’ visit to South Korea and the demilitarized zone.
Patsy Widakuswara, VOA News Washington.
NewsML Media TopicsArts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
NetworkVOA
Location (dateline)Washington D.C.
Embargo DateOctober 4, 2022 20:10 EDT
Byline
Patsy Widakuswara, VOA News Washington.
Brand / Language ServiceVoice of America - English
