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Transcript/Script((PLAYBOOK SLUG: North Korea Launch TV
HEADLINE: North Korea Confirms Longest-range Missile Test Since 2017
TEASER: The North says it tested the Hwasong-12, with a range of 4,500 kilometers
PUBLISHED AT: Monday, 01/31/2022 at 04:05 EST
BYLINE: William Gallo
CONTRIBUTOR:
DATELINE: Seoul, South Korea
VIDEOGRAPHER:
PRODUCER: Jon Spier
SCRIPT EDITORS: Mia Bush, JF
VIDEO SOURCES: Reuters, AFP, Skype, VOA
PLATFORMS: WEB __ TV _X_ RADIO __
TRT: 1:34
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[[North Korea has confirmed its test of an intermediate-range ballistic missile. It is the biggest missile North Korea has tested in more than four years. The move further increases pressure on the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden, as VOA’s Bill Gallo reports from Seoul.]]
((VIDEO: AFP file footage of previous Hwasong-12 launch))
((MANDATORY CG: File Footage Released September 16, 2017))
((NARRATOR))
North Korea says it tested the Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missile. It was last launched in 2017, as seen here.
((VIDEO: Reuters of latest state media pics))
This time, North Korea also released two photos taken after the warhead reached outer space.
((VIDEO: Wider shot of launch from AFP file footage of previous Hwasong-12 launch))
((MADATORY CG: File Footage Released September 16, 2017))
North Korea says the missile was launched at a steep angle to avoid flying over other countries.
((VIDEO: Setup shot from Reuters of Japanese government briefing))
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But Japanese government spokesman Hirokazu Matsuno condemned the launch.
((VIDEO: Reuters of Japanese government briefing))
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((Hirokazu Matsuno, Japan Chief Cabinet Secretary)) ((In Japanese, male voice))
"Such intense ballistic missile launches are in violation of relevant Security Council resolutions, and our country has made a strong protest to North Korea through the embassy route in Beijing."
((VIDEO: Reuters of South Korea emergency meeting))
((NARRATOR))
South Korea also held an emergency meeting of its National Security Council and called for the North to return to talks.
((VIDEO: file footage of Kim Jong Un from Reuters))
North Korea has launched 11 missiles in January, setting a new monthly record. Though the latest test is its biggest in four years, analysts such as Ramon Pacheco-Pardo say it may not be seen as a major provocation.
((Ramon Pacheco-Pardo, Professor, King’s College London)) ((In English, male voice))
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“If North Korea really wanted to catch everyone’s attention, they would go do an ICBM or nuclear test. And they haven’t done it… ((white flash cut)) … but right now no one is really commenting on the test other than those who follow Korean Peninsula issues.”
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((Bill Gallo, VOA News)) ((or NARRATOR))
“In response to the latest launch, a senior U.S. official told reporters he expects North Korea to soon conduct bigger tests to extract concessions from the United States. He said the U.S. is open to negotiations but doesn’t want a presidential summit for the moment.”
((Bill Gallo, VOA News, Seoul, South Korea))
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