What did Donald Trump claim about foreign policy on 9 Aug 2019?
Donald Trump, President of the United States ·
There have been no nuclear tests. The missile tests have all been short range. No ballistic missile tests. No long-range missiles.
Wrong. North Korea had launched new short-range ballistic missiles four times since May 2019, most recently on Aug. 6, and UN experts found they used ballistic missile technology.
Before he spoke, North Korea had launched new KN-23 short-range ballistic missiles on May 4, May 9, July 25 and Aug. 6, 2019. The UN Security Council's Panel of Experts found that all missiles and heavy rockets launched from May 4 to Nov. 28, 2019 used ballistic missile technology and demonstrated a ballistic trajectory (UN Panel of Experts on the DPRK, final report S/2020/151).
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- Exchange with reporters at the White House before leaving for Bedminster, New Jersey.
The record
Primary source (agency statement)