米、北朝鮮を強く非難　「衛星」発射で、日韓防衛を強調

　【ワシントン時事】米政府は２１日、北朝鮮による「衛星」の発射を強く非難する声明を発表した。同時に、米本土に加え、同盟関係にある日本と韓国の防衛に「必要なあらゆる手段を講じる」と強調した。
　国家安全保障会議（ＮＳＣ）のワトソン報道官は声明で、今回の「衛星」が大陸間弾道ミサイル（ＩＣＢＭ）の技術を用いていると指摘し、「複数の国連安全保障理事会決議への明らかな違反だ」と批判。「緊張を高め、この地域内外の安全保障情勢を不安定化させるリスクがある」と述べた。（2023/11/22-03:44）

The U.S. government released a statement Tuesday strongly condemning North Korea for launching a projectile which the Asian country claims to be a satellite.
   "The United States will take all necessary measures to ensure the security of the American homeland and the defense of our Republic of Korea and Japanese allies," the statement from Adrienne Watson, spokesperson of the U.S. National Security Council, said, using the official name of South Korea.
   Watson pointed out that the launch on Tuesday used intercontinental ballistic missile technology and was "a brazen violation of multiple U.N. Security Council resolutions."
   The launch "raises tensions and risks destabilizing the security situation in the region and beyond," Watson added.
   The spokesperson demanded that Pyongyang immediately cease provocative actions, and urged all countries to condemn the launch and call on North Korea to "come to the table for serious negotiations."