The United States condemned North Korea's attempt to launch a spy satellite into space, the White House said, calling it a "brazen violation" of multiple United Nations Security Council resolutions.
The United States strongly condemns the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) for its launch using ballistic missile technology, which is a brazen violation of multiple UN Security Council resolutions, raises tensions, and risks destabilizing the security situation in the region and beyond, spokesperson of the White House National Security Council (NSC) Adam Hodge said in a statement.
This claimed space launch involved technologies that are directly related to the DPRK intercontinental ballistic missile program, the statement said, adding that US President Joe Biden and his national security team are assessing the situation in close coordination with "our allies and partners".
The statement called on the DPRK to come to the table for serious negotiations. "The door has not closed on diplomacy but Pyongyang must immediately cease its provocative actions and instead choose engagement," it added.
The United States will take all necessary measures to ensure the security of the American homeland and the defense of the Republic of Korea and Japanese allies, the statement said.
North Korea announced early Wednesday that its spy satellite launch failed, according to the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
DPRK's National Aerospace Development Administration said that the launched new-type satellite carrier rocket crashed into the West Sea of Korea along with the loss of thrust because of abnormal start of the second-stage motor after the first-stage separation while making a normal flight, according to KCNA.
Source: Qatar News Agency