{"id":67453,"date":"2021-03-28T19:34:48","date_gmt":"2021-03-28T19:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/03\/28\/north-korean-official-says-biden-criticism-of-missile-launches-reveals-deep-seated-hostility-toward-country\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T12:39:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T12:39:53","slug":"north-korean-official-says-biden-criticism-of-missile-launches-reveals-deep-seated-hostility-toward-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/flashpoints\/2021\/03\/28\/north-korean-official-says-biden-criticism-of-missile-launches-reveals-deep-seated-hostility-toward-country\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korean official says Biden criticism of missile launches reveals \u2018deep-seated hostility\u2019 toward country"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SEOUL, South Korea \u2014 North Korea on Saturday snapped back at President Joe Biden\u2019s criticism of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2021\/03\/26\/north-korea-confirms-it-tested-new-guided-missile-as-biden-warns-of-response\/\" target=_blank>its ballistic missile tests<\/a>, calling his comments a provocation and encroachment on the North\u2019s right to self-defense and vowing to continuously expand its \u201cmost thoroughgoing and overwhelming military power.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The statement issued by senior official Ri Pyong Chol came after the North on Thursday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2021\/03\/25\/south-korea-says-north-korea-fires-2-missiles-into-sea\/\" target=_blank>tested-fired two short-range missiles <\/a>off its eastern coast in the first ballistic launches since Biden took office. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Experts say the flight data released by South Korea\u2019s military and North Korea\u2019s own description of the tests indicted that the North tested a new solid-fuel weapon that is designed to evade missile defense systems and is potentially nuclear capable. <\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2021\/03\/26\/north-korea-confirms-it-tested-new-guided-missile-as-biden-warns-of-response\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21084824236937.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">North Korea confirms it tested new guided missile as Biden warns of response<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Japanese officials said both weapons tested Thursday were ballistic missiles, which are prohibited by U.N. Security Council resolutions.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The launches showed how the North continues to expand its military capabilities while nuclear negotiations with the United States remain stalled. They also underscored the growing threat such short-range weapons pose to U.S. allies South Korea and Japan, which host a combined 80,000 U.S. troops as the core of America\u2019s military presence in the region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Biden was restrained as he admonished North Korea for the launches, which were a violation of U.N. sanctions against the North. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re consulting with our allies and partners,\u201d Biden said at the first news conference of his presidency on Thursday. \u201cAnd there will be responses if they choose to escalate. We will respond accordingly. But I\u2019m also prepared for some form of diplomacy, but it has to be conditioned upon the end result of denuclearization.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In comments carried by Pyongyang\u2019s official Korean Central News Agency, Ri said the North expresses \u201cdeep apprehension\u201d over Biden\u2019s remarks that were \u201copenly revealing his deep-seated hostility toward the DPRK.\u201d DPRK refers to North Korea\u2019s official name, the Democratic People\u2019s Republic of Korea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ri said it was \u201cgangster-like logic\u201d for the United States to criticize the North\u2019s tactical weapons tests when the Americans are freely testing intercontinental ballistic missiles and could send their strategic military assets to the region surrounding the Korean Peninsula at any time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said the North doesn\u2019t have options other than building \u201cinvincible physical power\u201d to defend itself because the United States and South Korea \u201cconstantly pose military threats\u201d and continue with t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2021\/03\/16\/north-criticizes-us-south-korean-military-drills-issues-warning-before-allies-meet\/\" target=_blank>heir combined military exercises<\/a>, which the North claims are an invasion rehearsal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think that the new U.S. administration obviously took its first step wrong,\u201d Ri said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf the U.S. continues with its thoughtless remarks without thinking of the consequences, it may be faced with something that is not good.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21084824866838.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21084824866838.jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21084824866838.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21084824866838.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21084824866838.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21084824866838.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This photo provided by the North Korean government, shows what it says a test fire of newly developed new-type tactical guided projectile by the Academy of Defense Science, at an undisclosed place in  North Korea, Thursday, March 25, 2021. (Korean Central News Agency\/Korea News Service via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ri, secretary of the ruling Workers\u2019 Party\u2019s Central Committee and vice chairman of the party\u2019s Central Military Commission, is a former air force commander who has been seen as a key figure in the development of the North\u2019s missile program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thursday\u2019s launches followed a statement by North Korean leader Kim\u2019s powerful sister last week, who berated the latest U.S.-South Korean military exercises that ended earlier this month and warned Washington <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2021\/03\/16\/north-criticizes-us-south-korean-military-drills-issues-warning-before-allies-meet\/\" target=_blank>to \u201crefrain from causing a stink\u201d<\/a> if it wants to \u201csleep in peace\u201d for the next four years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The North has so far <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2021\/03\/18\/north-korea-ignores-us-offer-for-talks-citing-hostile-policy\/\" target=_blank>ignored the Biden administration\u2019s efforts <\/a>to reach out, saying it won\u2019t engage in meaningful talks while Washington persists with \u201chostile\u201d policies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Pyongyang has a history of testing new U.S. administrations with weapons demonstrations aimed at forcing Washington back to negotiations, Ri said that the North Koreans are \u201cby no means developing weapons to draw someone\u2019s attention or influence his policy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s unclear how the Biden administration will respond before it completes its policy review on North Korea in coming weeks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor Kim Jong Un\u2019s missiles man, Ri Pyong Chol, to label Biden\u2019s press conference a provocation is essentially a threat that North Korea will respond to the U.S. policy review with more tests,\u201d said Leif-Eric Easley, a professor of international studies at Seoul\u2019s Ewha Womans University. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPyongyang is implementing a premeditated strategy of advancing military capabilities and raising tensions. 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