HomeOffice of the SpokespersonPress Releases...DPRK Ballistic Missile Launch hide DPRK Ballistic Missile Launch Press Statement Ned Price, Department Spokesperson November 18, 2022 The United States condemns the DPRK’s ballistic missile launch. This launch is a clear violation of multiple United Nations Security Council resolutions, and demonstrates the threat the DPRK’s unlawful weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs pose to the DPRK’s neighbors, the region, international peace and security, and the global non-proliferation regime. This action demonstrates the need for all countries to fully implement DPRK-related UN Security Council resolutions that are intended to prohibit the DPRK from acquiring the technologies and materials needed to carry out these destabilizing tests. Together, with the international community, we call on the DPRK to refrain from further provocations and engage in sustained and substantive dialogue. Our commitments to the defense of the Republic of Korea and Japan remain ironclad. Tags Bureau of Arms Control, Deterrence, and Stability Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs North Korea Office of Cooperative Threat Reduction Office of the Spokesperson Weapons of Mass Destruction