Increased “Military Tensions” in North Asia: US-South Korea Decision to Install THAAD Missile “Defense System”, Violates UN Security Council Resolution
Global Research, July 10, 2016
Region: Asia
Theme: Militarization and WMD
The decision of Seoul and Washington to place
on the territory of South Korea American missile defense systems THAAD violates
the provisions of the UN security Council resolution No. 2270 on North Korea.
That’s the words of an influential legal expert on international sanctions
issued to the Rossiyskaya Gazeta on condition of anonymity.
Other experts noted that the United States and the Republic of Korea
constantly allow themselves actions that are destabilizing the situation,
which is also contrary to the provisions of the resolution, although
Seoul and Washington are in the forefront of those calling to comply with this
resolution as closely as possible.
We can remind you that the UN security Council resolution No. 2270 was
adopted on March 2, 2016 in response to the nuclear and missile tests by
Pyongyang in January and February of this year. The main content of the
document were the new sanctions against the DPRK, but there are also a number
of General provisions. Yesterday, the United States and the Republic of Korea
stated that they intend to place on the Korean peninsula American anti-missile
complexes THAAD before the end of 2017, which caused a sharp condemnation from
Russia and China, as well as a mixed reaction in South Korea.
Terminal High Altitude Area Defense
(THAAD) produced by Lockheed Martin
“Seoul and Washington are usually very keen on keeping an eye on othes,
so that they would very strictly adhere to UN security Council resolution No.
2270, but they forget about their behavior. They should have to read the whole
text if that resolution. Their decision on THAAD is totally contrary to the
provisions of this resolution,” – said to Rossiyskaya Gazeta a competent source
in the field of application of sanctions who asked not to be named.
The expert explained that it concerns in particular the
paragraph 49 of the resolution No. 2270, where it is stressed that the UN
security Council
“reaffirms the importance of maintaining peace and stability on the
Korean Peninsula and throughout northeast Asia, reiterates its commitment to a
peaceful, diplomatic and political solution to the situation and welcomes
efforts by Council members as well as other States to facilitate a peaceful and
comprehensive solution through dialogue and to avoid any action which might
increase tensions”.
“Placing missile defense systems THAAD just increases the tension on the
Korean Peninsula, in northeast Asia and does not contribute to the maintenance
of peace and stability,” he said, pointing out that after the statement of
Seoul and Washington about THAAD instability and tension in the region are
increasing rapidly
He added that this view is supported by the Ministries of Foreign
Affairs of the Russian Federation and of the People’s Republic of China who
yesterday issued their statements about plans to place of antimissile systems.
In particular, the statement of the Russian Foreign Ministry says that “such
actions, no matter how they were substantiated, have the most negative impact
on global strategic stability, the commitment about which they love to talk so
much in Washington. They also increase regional tensions, creating new
challenges to solve complex problems of the Korean Peninsula including its
denuclearization”.
Another expert on regional issues said that the US and South
Korea consistently make actions which are a violation of the resolution and do
not contribute to stability.
“They like to say about THAAD in Seoul that this is a purely
defensive weapons. OK, then let’s talk about the following. Right now,
artillery, aviation, and marine corps of South Korea and the United States are
involved in yet another exercises on the Korean Peninsula, which
work out how to attack the DPRK, practicing the seizure of footholds and the
development of further advance. The exercises started on June 27 and will last
until July 14. Earlier, the US Army Command in the Asia Pacific region
informed that they have conducted exercises the aim of which was also how to
invade the DPRK, a practice on bombing of North Korea with the participation of
the strategic B-52 bombers and attacking aircraft.
The military of both the United States and
South Korea not only did not conceal the offensive nature of the exercises, but
even emphasized it.
So, they want to present such actions, too, as
“contributing to peace and stability”? And can after that anybody be surprised
that Pyongyang is starting to get agitate?!”- he asked rhetorically, stressing
that these exercises also undoubtedly violate the UN security
Council resolution No. 2270.
“… Please, let’s remember that this document has provisions mandatory
for all, including the US and South Korea. Today they shout in unison that the
launch of ballistic missile from a North Korean submarine violates the UN
resolution. But they constantly allow themselves actions that are
inconsistent with the document on the thorough implementation of which they
themselves insist,” said the expert.
Abridged translation from Russian.
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