"I think we have been concerned about North Korea's behavior for a while, This is an authoritarian regime. It's provocative. It has repeatedly violated U.N. resolutions, tested and produced nuclear weapons and now they are trying to perfect their missile launch system. ... I spoke with President Xi of China just a few days before this launch about the need to really tighten the noose on them. But what we're also doing is consulting with the South Koreans for the first time about more missile defense capabilities to prevent any possibility that North Korea could reach U.S. facilities or U.S. populations."
"This is something that we have anticipated. We have seen a pattern of behavior over them, They are not very good at feeding their people, but they invest a huge amount in their weapons systems."
[저작권자 @머니투데이, 무단전재 및 재배포 금지]