{"id":2127568,"date":"2023-12-17T18:23:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-17T23:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-into-sea-blames-u-s-for-escalating-military-tensions\/"},"modified":"2023-12-17T18:26:26","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T23:26:26","slug":"north-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-into-sea-blames-u-s-for-escalating-military-tensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-into-sea-blames-u-s-for-escalating-military-tensions\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korea launches missile, blames U.S. for escalating tensions"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnorth-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-into-sea-blames-u-s-for-escalating-military-tensions%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2127568&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo credit should\u200d read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s Abril Elfi<\/h2>\n<h3>3:13 PM \u2013 Sunday, December 17, 2023<\/h3>\n<p>North Korea Fires Missile \u200cinto East Sea, Blames United States for Tensions<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>According to South Korea, North Korea launched a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-korea-says-u-n-has-a-double-standard-over-missile-launches\/\" title=\"North Korea Says U.N. Has A \u2018Double Standard\u2019 Over Missile Launches\">short-range ballistic missile<\/a> into\u2062 the sea on Sunday, potentially as a protest against recent moves by Seoul and Washington to strengthen\u2064 their nuclear\u2064 deterrent against North Korean\u2064 threats.<\/p>\n<p>The missile was\u200d fired at \u200bapproximately 10:38 p.m. from a\u200b location close to Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, and traveled 354 miles before splashing down in the \u200bsea, according \u200dto \u2064the \u200bJoint Chiefs of Staff \u2062of South Korea.<\/p>\n<p>The South Korean\u2063 military announced that it was providing the launch \u2063data to\u200d the \u200bU.S. and Japan for additional analysis while keeping an eye out\u2064 for\u200d potential North Korean military\u200d actions.<\/p>\n<p>The launch was denounced as a \u201cblatant violation\u201d \u2062of resolutions passed by the \u2062U.N. Security Council prohibiting \u2064North Korea from utilizing ballistic technologies.<\/p>\n<p>Following high-level security discussions\u200b over the \u2062weekend in Washington,\u2063 DPRK and US officials decided to update their\u200b nuclear deterrence \u2063and contingency plans and include nuclear operation scenarios in their combined military exercises next summer in order to meet\u2062 the North\u2019s evolving threats. This was the immediate cause of North Korea\u2019s most recent launch.<\/p>\n<p>North Korea\u2019s Defense Ministry swiftly condemned Washington and Seoul\u2019s \u200ddecision\u200c to incorporate nuclear operation scenarios in their joint drills, calling it an open threat to use nuclear weapons \u200bagainst the\u200b North and promising to prepare unidentified \u201coffensive\u200c countermeasures.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The North Korean ministry further criticized the U.S. for what it called a \u201creckless military threat\u201d that was \u200ddestabilizing the region,\u200b accusing it of sending more\u2062 and more powerful military \u2062equipment, such as nuclear-powered submarines and strategic \u200cbombers, to South Korea as a show of strength.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe armed forces of the DPRK will thoroughly\u2064 neutralize the U.S. and its vassal forces\u2019 attempt to ignite a nuclear war and thus reliably ensure peace \u2063and security on the Korean peninsula,\u201d a ministry spokesman said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stay informed! 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Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>While the White House is running cover for Biden\u2019s characterization of Israel\u2019s military operations in Gaza. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich will remain in detention following a decision from a Moscow court. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Chicago students from low-income\u2063 families would get the opportunity to attend private schools with \u200bhelp\u200c from a \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fetterman-opposes-school-vouchers-for-the-poor-he-sends-his-kids-to-one-of-pas-priciest-prep-schools\/\" title=\"Fetterman Opposes School Vouchers for the Poor. 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The \u200bUnited States has maintained a policy of denuclearization as a\u2062 prerequisite for any negotiations, while North Korea has refused to give\u200b up its nuclear weapons program, \u200bciting security\u200d concerns.<\/p>\n<p>The recent decision by \u2063the United\u200c States \u2062and South Korea to update their military exercises and include nuclear operation scenarios has further exacerbated the situation. North Korea sees this as\u2063 a direct threat to\u2064 its sovereignty and \u200ca provocation.<\/p>\n<p>The international community has condemned North Korea\u2019s missile launches \u2064and called\u2064 for \u2062restraint on all sides. The \u2063United Nations Security Council convened an emergency meeting to discuss the \u200dsituation and \u200dexpressed grave concern \u200bover the escalating tensions.<\/p>\n<p>It remains\u200c to be seen how the Biden administration\u200c will respond to this latest provocation by North Korea. The\u2062 United States has previously employed a \u200bmix of\u200c economic sanctions and international pressure to try \u2064to curb North Korea\u2019s nuclear ambitions,\u2064 but \u2062these measures have been largely ineffective.<\/p>\n<p>Some experts argue that a new approach is needed, one that focuses\u200d on addressing the underlying\u200d security concerns of North Korea and \u2062providing a path for it to denuclearize in a way that ensures its own \u2063security. This would require a significant shift in the current \u2063dynamics and a willingness to engage in meaningful dialogue.<\/p>\n<p>However, others believe that North Korea\u2019s\u2064 leadership\u2062 is unlikely to give up its nuclear weapons \u200cprogram, seeing it \u200cas essential for the regime\u2019s survival. They argue that the focus should instead be on deterring North Korea from using its nuclear weapons and managing \u200cthe tensions through diplomatic\u2062 channels.<\/p>\n<p>As tensions continue to \u200crise on the Korean Peninsula, it is clear that the situation is becoming increasingly precarious. The international \u200dcommunity must work together to find\u200b a peaceful resolution and prevent a further escalation of conflict.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-8\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t\t<script>  \t\t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-8'); });  \t\t<\/script>  \t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Missile into the East Sea, blaming the US for escalating military tension on the Korean Peninsula. South Korea confirmed the launch. 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