"Former United Nations Security Council North Korea Sanctions Committee expert panel member Katsuhisa Furukawa said, 'There is currently no dialogue channel between North Korea and the United States and South Korea. Even if they claim that this is a joint military exercise, it is speculated that the North Korean leadership has an idea when the military exercise can turn into a military operation to actually kill itself.'
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Katsuhisa Furukawa, a former UN Security Council North Korea sanctions committee expert panel member, said, 'We should simply dismiss this as a failure. No, if there were any successful elements, it is possible that the first and second stages of the missile were separated and this capability was verified.'
Katsuhisa Furukawa, Expert Panel Member, North Korea Sanctions Committee: 'I think it would not be strange for a nuclear test to be conducted at any time.' "
