i think that's the aspiration that the people of north korea and south korea would like to see. again, they are deficient. i think it has to do with politics and from north grades perspective it, everything basically rests on cam junglin decisions. so i think that is aspirational, not in that it's been shorted, but it's aspiration that it's something that we want to see, but it just takes steps to get there. what you know, that's going on behind the scenes that may well mean that no korean south career a talking to negotiating, they have relationship. what would you share with us? yes b b, i guess the irony or the realities of politics in any country is that you don't really hear about what's actually happening now until there's like a change in our generation. yeah. based. right. so based on what we know about been, are it's our interaction for up to this point. it's been very much one sided where software has been wanting to talk to north before or while i'm. and as, as far as we can tell in the public sphere, we haven't really seen any reciprocating steps from north korea. so

ah, we begin in north korea and the launch of a ballistic missile. south korea is reposing, at least one was fired into the sea of japan. the military says the weapon may have been designed for submarine launches, a trilateral meeting of intelligence chiefs from the u. s. japan and south korea has been cold. they agreed to strength and cooperation. japan's prime minister is cancelling election events and condemning the tests. it's like your though it is very regrettable that the country has continued launching missiles since last month . the you couldn't sleep villa. i'd rather not predict north korea's intentions of firing the missiles from my point of view, but i think we must continue making efforts on grasping the situation and collecting information. katrina, you have the latest from beijing now. well, according to the south korean government, it took place at 10 17 am on tuesday, local time from the area in north korea on the coast known as sin pole. now this area is the base of north korean submarines. it has a naval shipping yard there as well

this is north korea's fourth or fifth nuclear _ korea.or fifth nuclear missile _ korea. this is north korea's fourth or fifth nuclear missile test - korea. this is north korea's fourth or fifth nuclear missile test in - korea. this is north korea's fourth or fifth nuclear missile test in the l or fifth nuclear missile test in the last couple of months. each time they had been testing we have seen a variety of skills and technologies being developed. today's is in many with advanced manoeuvring glide capabilities. all of this is showing that from a strategic and defense perspective, north korea's missile provocations and arsenal of threats is actually developing quite diversely. 0f is actually developing quite diversely. of course, from a geopolitical perspective, this is a way for them to get the attention of south korea. way for them to get the attention of south korea-— south korea. they have certainly got the attention — south korea. they have certainly got the attention of— south korea. they have certainly got the attention of the _ s

so this is like the indeed what north korea is trying to do at the moment, although it might appear to little perplexing, given the fact that north of the united states has reached out to north korean bite and said very clearly, they're willing to meet north korea without precondition and it can, john regime so far has rebuffed to all of these overtures by the united states over and you mentioned the whole issue of submarine technology launches. what does this test reveal about planning young's military development? how far it's got along down that road. right, right. well that's a great question over the last few years. there have certainly been some significant advances by north korea. there's been a flurry of tax over the last few weeks, not only the past from this morning, but there was recently a long range cruise missile that they tested. north korea has also, has also claimed to have tested a hypersonic weapon. there are very few countries in the world and master this technology, so it really illustrates very vividly the extent to which north korea is willing to do almost anythi

i think it is important for north korea _ south korea.i think it is important for north korea to speak to - south korea. i think it is important for north korea to speak to south | for north korea to speak to south korea, and to take president moon up on offers to provide assistance and aid across the border, because the situation is so dire, however, so far, beyond some brief dialogue, talking across the hotline that was created between the two countries we have not had a significant movement forward on unitarian —— humanitarian assistance. and that is a problem. the next president of south korea may not look so positively on that engagement with north korea. phil positively on that engagement with north korea-— positively on that engagement with north korea. phil robertson, thank ou so north korea. phil robertson, thank you so much _ north korea. phil robertson, thank you so much for— north korea. phil robertson, thank you so much forjoining _ north korea. phil robertson, thank you so much forjoining us - north korea. phil robertson, th

korea and japan? i don't think i have met a north - south korea and japan? r who has said that north korea would ever be willing to give up its nuclear weapons. i think it serves as a timely reminder to those who may be willing to negotiate and are looking to negotiate with north korea. remember, within the last few weeks kim jong—un has indicated that he might be willing to talk to seoul if conditions are met. and when it comes to that, i think seoul are looking and desperately hoping that the north will start to engage with them too. when it comes to disarmament, that might be a separate conversation. certainly north korea is under huge, strict international sanctions to try to get them to give up their nuclear weapons, to get them to give up their nuclearweapons, but to get them to give up their nuclear weapons, but within the last month alone they have tested four new weapons systems, which shows that even under dire economic conditions, which they are at the moment, they are able to continue to build weapons. it shows also — this interview shows also the

inside the world of north korea. a former official tells us they will never give up their nuclear powers. tina klara daesh and will never be achieved. it is tied to his power level. , ., level. tie when says it will not bow to bei'ina level. tie when says it will not bow to beijing because _ level. tie when says it will not bow to beijing because my _ level. tie when says it will not bow to beijing because my pressure - level. tie when says it will not bow to beijing because my pressure to| to beijing because my pressure to reunite with china. warnings in the uk that factories could be shutdown as high energy costs bite. new research warns that the loss of biodiversity risks tipping the world into ecological meltdown. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it is newsday. kim jong—un will never give up his nuclear weapons according to a former senior official. he says he was involved in targeted attacks and assassinations and even built an illegal drug lab for the leader. in an exclusive interview with t

, ., , weapons programme is in north korea? , ., korea? so, this looks to be a mess was — korea? was only _ korea? so, this looks to be a mess was only revealed - korea? so, this looks to be a mess was only revealed a - korea? so, this looks to be a| mess was only revealed a few weeks ago and a defence exhibition and peon yang. you have to be at a reasonably advanced stage to be launching these missiles from a submarine can watch it appears that north korea has done. it's all a little mysterious, frankly, because north korea has several submarine launched ballistic missile programmes running at the moment ends, which for a very small country with a tiny economy is, you know, a strange way to go about developing this kind of capability, especially when you consider that at the moment, they really only have one submarine capable of firing these kinds of ballistic missiles fall state so it's an odd sort of effort, this is a very short range missile which will have tactical use only, but as i say, stately mysterious the way they are going about it.— mysterious the way they are auoin

now north korea has testified at least one ballistic missile into the sea of japan. a meeting of intelligence chiefs from the u. s. japan and south korea has been called. they agreed to strengthen corporation.

and, behind kim jong-un himself, what north korea calls “new type gigantic rocket.” launting of years of north korean military and nuclear advancement. and outside, human weapons. demonstrations of taekwondo, and north korean soldiers' toughness. fighters flying by, to the delight of kim and a sea of military leaders. the audience for the weapons exhibition-- both global and local, says ankit panda of the carnegie endowment for international peace. >> kim has been quite open about the fact that these are not good times for north korea. >> schifrin: but despite all of this, their national defense program continues. their defense scientists continue to be innovative. that's really the message here for the internal audience, that kim jong-un continues to ensure that north korea will sustain its autonomy. ch missile and nuclear program so far-- but they're also previews of future weapons that are today still untested. >> i think kim is trying to really indicate that he is working his way through a long list of military modernization objectives. this is about leverage, for

her talk to the north korea or a. so is the pine administration's approach likely to bear fruit or in the future compared with, with the trumpet, ministrations approach to north korea? yeah, well actually, i mean, it's quite different because i mean, the tampon station is, is, i mean, i mean, it's not traditional. the, traditionally, the, the u, the u. s. grant started says that the, i am in the middle east east of 1st concern when, when they were in the war and china, russia. and then other thing like that, north korea, lily, and up the list. and so i was back there back in trump, ordering his speech on it while the, the nose coding became oh, a kind of priority because of these are trumps. are proceeding tourist, pull the ah diplomatic victory a but by them. i mean really seasons are politician while healy tongue to be, you know, theresa, us good instead. teddy. really good talk to professor benny, thanks indeed daniel care in. so thank mia. mars military is under increasing pressure to engage with its opponents nea

so those who try to crack the code of north korea in haiti or think they see a a pattern, on the one trying to get the americans attentions with these weapons tests and to get south korea help pyongyang get what it wants with the united states, which is to ease sanctions. laura: diplomacy with north korea took quite a turn under president trump. who could forget the summit with kim jong-un? what is the biden approach? guest: that was very high-stakes and dramatic diplomacy and then collapsed,uch to the disappointment of north korea because kim jong-un thought he was on his way to getting those sanctions lifted. the biden administration has a much more low-key approach. officials want to resume talks without key conditions. they will not take steps to lift sanctions on lest -- unless north korea take steps to roll back its nuclear program. it will take a moment to see what the formula is to get them back to direct talks coming from such different positions. one analyst summed it up really well and said clearly washington thinks it is acting in a reasonable way and north korea thanks -

north korea's nuclear deterrent is tied to kim jong—un�*s survival.sh police are dropping a review of sexual assault allegations by an american woman, virginia giuffre, against prince andrew. the spy who fed me. the fbi says it has uncovered a plot to sell a national secret concealed in a sandwich. after more than 100 days of lockdown, new south wales begins to open up — providing you've had the jab. and new research warns that the loss of biodiversity risks tipping the world into ecological meltdown. hello and welcome to the programme. kim jong—un will never give up his nuclear weapons, according to a former senior officer in north korea's spy agencies. colonel kim kuk—song defected from north korea in 2014, says he was involved in targeted attacks and assassinations and even built an illegal drug slab for the leader. in an exclusive interview with the bbc has been speaking to our correspondent in seoul, laura bicker. for decades, one family has maintained a brutal grip on north korea. but occasionally, some slip through their grasp and reveal their

north korea is not going to abandon its entire nuclear arsenal. or south korea can offer north korea will substitute for the kind of security benefits that it gained from having a nuclear arsenal what the united states ought to be talking about with north korea is stabilisation of billy and arms control effort rather than a disarmament effort and i think if talks move in that direction then i think there is a prospect that we can achieve a certain kind of stability and some control in the korean peninsula. haifa in the korean peninsula. how important — in the korean peninsula. how important is _ in the korean peninsula. how important is china _ in the korean peninsula. how important is china in - in the korean peninsula. how important is china in this - important is china in this equation and the pressure that beijing is possibly able to apply on the north korean regime? apply on the north korean reuime? ., , apply on the north korean reuime? . , ., , regime? ultimately china is the auarantor regime? ultimately china is the guarantor of — regime? u

north korea says it's testified a new ballistic missiles from a submarine a day off to south korea and japan detected a weapons launch north korean state. meta reported miss alba spots in the same submarine involved in a 2016 test gang. that kid, that members of a us based christian missionary group is demanding a $1000000.00 for each person. the 16 americans and one canadian were taken while returning to put a prince from an orphanage and the ton of gun thea, east of the capitol. and supporters of pro rainy infections and iraq of and protesting against the results of last week's parliamentary elections. parties linked to the car, miniature group known as the appointment of mobilization forces. so big losses, crowds in bagdad gather to demand a week out a u. s. congressional committee investigating january's assault on capitol hill has voted unanimously to hold steve bannon and contempt of congress. he was a long time aid to donald trump and approving the report. the committee said it was shocking that bannon refused to comply with subpoenas, seeking documents and testimony from washin

which was paying north korea to not be a threat. it is interesting, david, because relations have been warming between the north and south lately at with pyongyang, agreeing to reopen the official hotline with so early this month. will that stay on track? do you think? well, it's interesting this launch of a summary missile by north korea follows the launch of a ballistic missile from a self to read summary about a month and a half ago. so it was the same time some of these political relationships, as you mentioned, are saw on the military side. south korea is accelerating. it's a military capabilities because it has less and less trust in the united states, particularly after the reign of donald trump. just a final thought to david, japan's new prime minister female casita says japan would respond resolutely to this missile launch from the north. how worried our regional players like japan to these up and down tensions on the korean peninsula? are there quite worried that the relationship between north korea and japan? i have been m

laura: we turn to north korea.r intelligence officer tells the bbc he does not believe kim jong-un willver give up nuclear weapons. the colonel who defected said he was involved in everything from assassinations to spying. he has in speaking exclusively to laura bicker. reporter: for decades, one family maintained rule -- a brutal grip on north korea. occasionally, some slip through their grasp and reveal their secrets. >> north korea's intelligent see -- intelligence agency is the eyes, ears and brain of the supreme leader. reporter: colonel kim kuk-song defected in 2014, but has now for the first time decided to speak out. >> there are many cases where i directed spies to go to north korea on missions. many cases. reporter: he claims kim jong-un gave in order to kill off one of the leaders -- leader's main critics. in 2009 he was a high profile defector in south kea. >> it was a gift to demonstrate loyalty to his father. that is why this act of terro was organized. reporter: the attempt failed. pyongyang always d

attention that job binding himself should be somehow involved in that that he should be speaking about north korea that he should be talking about meeting the north korean leader. and this is one of the reason why american president hadn't met the north koreans before because of something of a big give away. right. but now the north got accustomed to it sort of used to presidential attention. i think that's what they want more from the americans. and just envoys, my secretary, you know, spokesman and stuff like that. they want something higher up breaking news now out of have gone on where we're hearing there's been an explosion and it happened that couples demos, zang square. that's all we know so far, but we'll get your more information as it becomes available. again, that could not members of us based christian missionary group is demanding $1000000.00 for each person. the 16 americans and one canadian were taken while returning to port au prince from an orphanage in the channel gone east of the capital. the christian aid ministries, workers had 5 children with them, including a baby, only 8 mo

the un security council will hold an emergency meeting on north korea after pinging test, fired, a new ballistic missile from a submarine. north korean state media reported that the massage was fired from the same submarine involved in an earlier a haitian gang that kidnapped members of the us based christian missionary group is demanding $1000000.00 for each person. the 16 americans and one canadian were taken while returning to port a prince from an orphan inch and the tunnel gone. east of the capital city and state media are saying that several soldiers have been killed in an explosion in the capital, damascus. it happened on the east bridge and military bus was the target and many more have been injured for more on this developing stories in joining us on the phone from beirut. dana, what can you tell us? what city and state media is now saying that 13 soldiers were killed in this attack is this explosion in the heart of damascus. the syrian capital images on television show a charged a charge, busch saying it's been military. the military has been targeted because the bus was carr

interests, wants to dialogue with north korea resumes. as u. s. government has been expressing its willingness to talk and we hope that north korea response to this as soon as possible. we call in the b r a, to seize these obligations and other different identities. and is that engage in dialogue? we made ready to meet with rebekah without plaintiff and we had me that the united states was no. oh, wait for the response. positively. wow. with his robert kelly, professor of political science and diplomacy. it was on national university who says north korea needs to come to the table and say what it wants. but there's a whole bunch of ideas that perhaps we could do with north korea like we had in mind with the iranians, right? so that maybe we can pull back a couple of sanction and exchange for north korea, changing behavior on something. so the americans, for example, would like to see what kind of weapons north koreans have developed. we'd actually like to get our hands on like on a particular warhead and a specific on a warranty. so maybe

on to other news and a significant north korean ballistic missile launch. south korea has reported, at least one was fired from the port of sin port, which is on the eastern coast of north cray. we'll just mock it in here. now the missile is reported to have flown around 450 kilometers, which are well in which direction we don't exactly know, but 1450 would put it in sort of this sort of arc into the middle of the, at sea of japan. the military says the weapon may have been designed for launch from a submarine. japan's prime minister cancel the election events and returned to tokyo to assess the situation. is either a that is very regrettable that the country has continued launching missiles since last month. that over you thought and see philip, i'd rather not predict north korea's intentions of firing the missiles from my point of view, but i think we must continue making efforts on grasping the situation and collecting information and more with katrina you now following events from beijing and as eva, when this happens we, we rely effectively on the south koreans. f

one thing not to forget is that north korea's basically a criminal state.t money to produce drugs. they will sort of take any avenue that they can explore.— sort of take any avenue that they can explore. and briefly, how do you — they can explore. and briefly, how do you see _ they can explore. and briefly, how do you see the _ they can explore. and briefly, how do you see the future - how do you see the future relationship between north korea and the new us administration under president biden panning out?— biden panning out? president biden panning out? president biden has a — biden panning out? president biden has a really _ biden panning out? president biden has a really long - biden has a really long pedigree in foreign policy. you know, he has been through the problem with north korea both as vice president under president obama and he was chairman of the foreign relations committee for many years. this is on his radar screen but north korea has been really difficult to come and not to enter into negotiations with but to stay in negotiations and actua

how do you think north korea is going to be reacting to this launch? i mean, came young or in, in parliament last month, like his south korea and the u. s. have destroying what he called the balance and stability of the region where there are military exercises and so on. how will pyongyang b, reviewing this? well, traditionally in the last few years, north korea has responded tit for tat in many of the, in many of the developments in terms of missiles submarine launch missiles is, is one example. and so i would imagine that north korea will be looking to see how it could demonstrate its own capabilities in terms of space. it's probably too early to do that. but some capabilities advance capabilities would be something that north korea will be looking to demonstrate as a result of their son. indeed, earlier this year in january, the north korean government announced that it was putting in place a 5 year military plan to develop advanced military capabilities. many of these capabilities are space based and more, more cruise missiles, more ballistic missi

certainly, at the time north korea called the attempt that south korea made clumsy, saying their weaponsso there is a bit of an arms race between north and south korea, as well as all of these efforts to try and — certainly by the united states — it would be ongoing. in recent weeks, north korean state media have said they don't believe the united states is not hostile, they don't believe the offers for talks on the table, and have rejected it, but they certainly said that, in some releases, they may be willing to pursue some kind of peace with seoul if certain conditions are met. what we don't know yet as if seoul can meet those conditions and what is going on with regard to what north korea may be willing to offer in return. i think there is some movement going on within the peninsular as well as his weapons test. certainly, pyongyang seems to be more active than it has been in recent months despite being under strict economic sanctions and despite being under strict lockdown due to covid ten. thank you so much, the very latest on that story. —— covid-i9. donald trump has sought to pre

north korea's nuclear deterrent is tied to kim jong—un�*s survival.sh police are dropping a review of sexual assault allegations by an american woman, virginia giuffre, against prince andrew. the spy who fed me. the fbi says it has uncovered a plot to sell a national secret concealed in a sandwich. it looks just like the red planet, where are these would—be martians? kim jong—un will never give up his nuclear weapons according to a former agent and the spy agency. kim kuk—song defected in 2014, saying he was involved in 2014, saying he was involved in targeted attacks and assassinations, and even was involved in drug dealing for the leader. in an exclusive interview he has been speaking to our correspondent in seoul. for decades, one to our correspondent in seoul. for decades, one family retains a brutal grip but occasionally, some slip through and reveal their secrets. translation: north korea's intelligence agency _ is the eyes, ears, and brains of the supreme leader. colonel kim kuk—song spent 30 years in pyongyang's spy agencies. he defected in 20

invoice for north korea. so for meetings with south korean officials, dozens of people are said to have been killed and injured after a ballistic missile malfunctioned after launching and exploded in a residential area of yemen who the fight has fired the missile south of the city. several explosions within heard. shortly afterwards. people been attending awake of ecuador, the greatest sprinter. alex keenan. yes. he was shot dead outside a shopping center in the city of y. your keel on friday can on yours, was the 1st ecuadorian nationals a when a global metal in a track event. the president says those behind the killing will be caught and punished. hundreds of indigenous embed our people in bogota or a protesting after the government decision with a to withdraw financial support. it will force from their traditional lands by violence. a year and a half ago, i got a sandra ram vietnam reports for 20 days. hundreds of indigenous embed, i have been living in tents and other plastic sheets and with as national p

, wants to dialogue with north korea resumes. as u. s. government has been expressing its willingness to talk and we hope that north korea response to this as soon as possible. we call the dca to seize these other bases and other different identities. and is that engage in dialogue? remain ready to meet with rebekah without leaving? and we had me in the united states. i was no. oh, wait, hold on positively. wow. probably kelly's with us to talk about this now, professor of political science and diplomacy. it was on national university. nice to see you a professor kelly. i feel that the united states and south korea can call for old i want here and for things to deescalate. i mean, this is what was said immediately after them is our launch. all we're going to cooperate more. it's all just words at this stage. is it not? well, i was trying to make him a few years ago. there was always a big we were in a cost of a breakthrough and nothing really happened. you may recall, right? i mean, north korea didn't actually give up anything. t

and as with everything in north korea, the timing has to be looked at. this week, we know today this tuesday, reportedly the intelligent chiefs of the u.s., japan and south korea are meeting in south korea to discuss north korea among other things. the top envoy from north korea is coming to seoul later in the week as well, again, to talk about north korea. so clearly north korea does time these to correspond to certain events that are happening. also an exhibition this week here in south korea looking at the air power of south korea. we have heard from kim jong-un himself a week ago saying south korea is being hypocritical by pushing its own weapons program forward while criticizing the north. isa? >> timing certainly interesting. paula hancocks for us in seoul. good to see you. >>> now, we are now learning new details about the urgent effort to free 17 kidnapped missionaries in haiti. the wall street journal citing a top haitian official reports the gang that abducted the group is seeking $17 million for their release. a team of u.s. officials is in hai

so that like maybe we can sort of pull back a couple of sanction and exchange for north korea changing behavior on something. so the americans, for example, would like to see what kind of weapons north koreans have developed. we'd actually like to get our hands on like on a particular warhead and a specific on a warning. so maybe they could give us that an exchange for repealing i don't know like a ban on selling coal, which is something where you would like to get the money maker for them. i mean, there are ways to sort of find small deals. there. micro deals that are trying to shoot the whole thing. we're chunking can meetings and everything in today. you know, that's not going to happen. we can't do small steps for, but again, that requires the north koreans to actually believe by maybe you know, and meet. and the north of the willingness or show up and like, put some stuff on the table and i think that's what sort of surprising this years they just don't seem to want to do that. they're just launching and launching and launching and not really quick clearing what message were suppo

we know this is the base of north korea's submarine missile ballistic program. now south korea is currently scrambling, putting together security meeting in response to this latest launch. this is not the 1st miss our loan that north korea has conducted in recent weeks. at the end of september, they conducted a launch of a hypersonic missile. and now this is all taking place as south korea is the middle of a very strong diplomatic push with the use of the u. s. and japan. at the end of september, the south crane president moon j in restarted talks and dialogue to try to reengage north cree after months of stagnation. as a result of fail talks between the trump administration and pyongyang, and recent days we've had a press conference in the us with us and boy talking about the need to engage with young young. this week there was due to be a number of meetings taking place between south korean officials and us officials as well as discussing the situation in north korea. so it could be possible that this particular launch is in response to those meetings. but we'l

is working on this technology, russia, north korea. so china would just be the latest you join into this new arms race. if in fact they are doing it, but again, that something that china denies. on joining us law from fort lauderdale, florida, is hon or clinic. he's a former director of army international affairs at the pentagon 100. this happened in august, so either the us didn't know about it all. they did know about it. they didn't want to turn it into a diplomatic issue, which is it. thank you very much for having me. i don't, quite frankly, there's been a lot of international rusher on the try me last several months for a host. so i wouldn't say that number one, the united states it or track us. it wasn't fact aware of it and that it will in fact be something that is included in strategic phosphorus when the us department of the chinese minister national and is also an agenda item and the upcoming president biden of president. she will summit. those are, it's the classic thing though, is that one of escalation, the americans, a b

north korea is always in - beijing. north korea is always in the mind — beijing.e, he was asked with _ roche, he was asked with the american people back military action if china were to attack taiwan. he was very doubtful about that. do you think maybe taiwan should be looking for insurance elsewhere in case china's rhetoric turns into reality? well, europe at the moment, there is a delegation and taiwan close to president micron. in the chinese were furious about it, but it went on. — — president macron. the eu �*s starting negotiations with taiwan. with some sort of agreement. in a way, the eu is more detriment to engage with taiwan. but eu is divided because there are countries which emphasise human rights or the treatment of democracies, and that's france and scandinavia. on the other hand, you have countries who have very important chinese investment like greece and germany, who would be... in a way, the eu is divided. some good news forjoe biden. on wednesday, a texasjudge some good news forjoe biden. on wednesday, a texas judge walk to the abortion law. the

now the un security council, as held an emergency meeting on north korea a day after pyongyang testified a ballistic missile from a submarine. it's the 1st under will to test loans in 2 years now the us, south korea and japan have condemned it. only say the move could be aimed at more quickly fielding and operational missile submarine. other formats, again, it's a james base has moved from united nations diplomatically. there's been no progress on north korea since 2019. that was the year of the last failed summit between president trump and kim jong on that took place in hanoi. and then they're meeting the militarize zone between north and south korea. but militarily, in the mean time, north korea has made substantial progress on its nuclear capabilities, most recently, foreign, a ballistic missile from a submarine. now back in 2019, they filed a submarine missile, but many experts believe that was actually launched from an underwater platform. this meeting of the security council was preceded by a statement from the 3 european union members of the security council. it's clear, there's

now if that's the case, this will be the 1st time north korea has successfully test launched a missile from a submarine. previously, they only did so from test borders. now, shortly after the launch, south korea security council met there were they were deeply alarmed by this incident. they expressed deep regrets, echoing the japanese prime minister's sentiments. later we had a response from the u. s. government using strong language condemning the test and urging the north korea to refrain from any d, stabilizing activities. now, beijing's foreign ministry has also chimed in using softer language. it said that all parties should maintain restraint and commit to peace and dialogue. china is definitely watching all of this very closely. now, this is the 8th. the missile test that shown young has conducted this year. the last one was just a few weeks ago at the end of september when phil young claimed to have tested hypersonic missile. now the timing of all of this is very interesting. it's in the middle of south korea is big diplomatic. push to try to reengage north korea in the d nucle

for decades, one family maintained a brutal grip on north korea, but some slip through its grasp and ecrets. translation: there are many cases where i directed spies i to go to south korea on missions. many cases. he claims kimjong—un gave an order to kill off one of the leaders's main critics. the target was this man, hwang jang—yop. back in 2009, he was a high—profile defender in south korea. translation: it was a gift i to demonstrate kim jong-un's loyalty to his father. that's why this act of terror was organised. the attempt failed. pyongyang always denied it was involved. although some were caught, along with all their kit, the colonel claims agents infiltrated many areas of south korean society, including in the early 1990s, this level of starvation is unprecedented... that same decade, as thousands of north koreans staffed in a disastrous famine, the colonel said the cash—strapped leader ordered him to produce and sell illegal drugs. translation: i brought three foreigners into north korea . and built a base to produce crystal meth. all the money into north korea belongs to ki

north korea has been test testing a cruise missile. we now have the following of a missile from a submarine. it seems as you say, they did do that back in 2019 as well. but at that time, most experts believe that she didn't come from submarine. it was a submarine missile, but it was far from an underwater platform. so diplomats here believe that this is a violation of all security council resolutions and an escalation. and these were the comments from the u. s. ambassador. these are unlawful activities. they are in violation of multiple security council resolutions, and they are unacceptable. each new advancement of the dpr case, weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs, destabilizes the region and threatens international peace and security. the united states calls on the dpr k to refrain from further provocations and engage in sustain and substantive dialogues. she also said that she believed that the sanctions that have been put in place against north korea are not working. and that north korea is managing to get ro