North Korea Mocks International Criticism
Thursday, July 6th, 2006 by RLRFrom The Guardian UK
By Joseph Coleman
North Korea angrily mocked international criticism of its multiple missile tests, threatening on Thursday to fire off more rockets. In the face of nearly unanimous world condemnation of the seven missile tests on Wednesday, Pyongyang’s foreign minister released a blustery statement declaring that it had the right to develop and test its weapons – and vowing unspecified retaliation against anyone who tries to stop it.
“Our military will continue with missile launch drills in the future as part of efforts to strengthen self-defense deterrent,” said the statement, carried in state-run media.
The aggressive stance from Pyongyang coincided with intense diplomatic activity in world capitals to formulate a response to the tests.
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