after the meeting of they defense heads in Singapore on On Saturday, the United States, Japan and South Korea expressed their intention to exchange North Korean missiles warning data before the end of 2023, they stated in joint declaration.
the announcement In the wake of a North Korean attempt to launch a spy satellite, it ended with Collided into the sea after a missile failure previously in week, f latest in series of Banned tests conducted by Pyongyang.
The three parties’ acknowledged the tripartite efforts of L activate data clearing mechanism realtime warning data before the end of the year in For the betterment of each country ability Their joint statement said that monitoring and evaluation of missiles launched by “North Korea”.
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and his Japanese and South Korean counterparts Yasukazu Hamada and Lee Jong-sub met on Sidelines of Shangri-La Dialogue Defense Summit.
They discussed the growing nuclear and missile threats from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea of Korea (DPRK) as well as efforts to strengthen trilateral security exercises and counter common protection challenges in Indo-Pacific region,” the statement said.
South Korea defense The ministry said in A separate statement that they are “committed to more progress in The coming months towards activation of A realtime sharing mechanism for rocket warning information. “
Hamada A. said: news Initiative conference ‘will improve ability of countries To detect and assess the threat of Missiles launched by North Korea and we will work firmly to achieve it soon like possible. “
a senior we defense official He said ahead of the announcement That planned data sharing is ultimately about “fostering trilateral collaboration, which is what we think it is in All three of Our countries have interests that we believe strengthen deterrence and that we believe in also establishes this cooperation.
‘dangerous danger”
Seoul, Tokyo and Washington criticized each other failed North Korean satellite launch, which they said violated a raft of UN resolutions banning Pyongyang from any tests using Ballistic missile technology.
South Korea military She said she was able to locate and salvage a fragment of suspected debris in Potential intelligence wealth.
North Korea does not have a working satellite in space And leader Kim Jong-un has it made development a military A spy satellite is a top priority, despite United Nations resolutions banning it use of This is amazing technology.
because long-range Missiles and missiles used for space launch share The same technologydevelopment analysts say ability to position the satellite in Orbit will save Pyongyang with cover for Testing of its intercontinental ballistic missiles is prohibited.
before failed Launch, Pyongyang launched five satellites Since 1998. Three failed Immediately two appeared in orbit.
North Korea doubled down on military development Since the collapse of diplomatic efforts in 2019, series conducting of Prohibited weapons tests, incl test-firing Several intercontinental ballistic missiles.
Kim last year He declared his country an “irreversible” nuclear state. power And he called for “exponential” increase in Weapons production, including tactical nuclear weapons.
Northern weapons of Programs of mass destruction and ballistic missiles” pose a serious threat to international Peace and stability,” said the United States, Japan and South Korea in their statement.
