North Korea has sharply rebuked the United States over its latest missile defense initiative, calling it an alarming and provocative move. The project, known as the Golden Dome, was denounced by Pyongyang’s foreign ministry as a “very dangerous threatening initiative,” according to reports published Tuesday by North Korea’s state-run media.
President Donald Trump announced on May 20 that he had selected a final design for the Golden Dome missile defense program and officially appointed a leader to head the massive $175 billion effort.
North Korea’s Institute for American Studies, operating under the country’s foreign ministry, issued a statement through the Korean Central News Agency condemning the program in severe terms. “The Golden Dome plan is a typical product of ‘America first’, the height of self-righteousness, arrogance, high-handed and arbitrary practice, and is an outer space nuclear war scenario,” the statement read.
The defense system is designed to use a global web of satellites equipped with cutting-edge tracking and intercept technology. These would identify and neutralize missiles launched by hostile nations, with the focus on countries such as China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia.
Just last week, China voiced its opposition to the project, stating it is “seriously concerned” and urged the United States to put an end to its development.
{Matzav.com}