Ruling Party: "North Korea's ICBM Advancement... Moon Government's North Korea Policy Utter Failure"

North Korea Criticizes Announcement of Successful Solid Fuel Engine Ground Firing Test on 16th
Ruling Party: "Moon and Minjoo Work to Ensure Kim Jong-un's Safety and Regime Security"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Hyun-ji] On the 16th, North Korea announced that it had "successfully conducted the first ground ejection test of a high-power solid-fuel engine." The ruling party, the People Power Party, fiercely criticized this, blaming the advancement of North Korea's nuclear technology on the failure of the Moon Jae-in administration's North Korea policy.

Kim Mi-ae, the floor spokesperson for the People Power Party, stated in a commentary that "North Korea has developed a solid-fuel engine for intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) capable of freely changing thrust and direction, signaling the advancement of ICBM technology," adding, "This makes our defense and retaliation against the North Korean nuclear threat more difficult."

She further pointed out, "North Korea's violations of UN Security Council resolutions and the September 19 Pyongyang Joint Declaration are now basic," and criticized, "The commitments made by former President Moon Jae-in in his public report on the September 19 Pyongyang Joint Declaration to permanently dismantle the Dongchang-ri engine test site and missile launch pad have been revealed as lies." She then sharply stated, "In a situation where the North Korean nuclear and ICBM threats are increasing, the Moon administration's North Korea policy, which deceived the public by saying 'we believe in Kim Jong-un's will for denuclearization,' has miserably failed."

She emphasized, "Former President Moon and the Democratic Party, who worked not for national security but for the safety and regime guarantee of North Korea's Kim Jong-un, must offer a profound apology to the people."

On the same day, North Korea's Korean Central News Agency reported, "On the morning of the 15th, at the West Sea Satellite Launching Station, the first ground ejection test of a 140tf (ton-force, thrust lifting a weight of 140 tons) high-power solid-fuel engine was successfully conducted."

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