North Korea releases first pictures of latest nuclear missile test
The first pictures of North Korea's latest ballistic missile
test have been released, a reminder of the third show of military
aggression in three weeks.
The Scud-type missile reached an altitude of 75 miles and
fell into the water, about 200 nautical miles off the western coast of
Japan.
North Korean officials said they launched the weapon to
counter what they describe as US military threats and are seeking to
build a nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missile that can reach
the US mainland.
North Koreans said their missile test was a success and had fallen within a few metres of their target.
“The ballistic rocket flew toward the east sky where the day
broke and correctly hit a planned target point with deviation of seven
meters after flying over the middle shooting range,” the state-run news
agency KCNA said.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was quoted as saying,
"Whenever news of our valuable victory is broadcast... the Yankees would
be very much worried about it and the gangsters of the South Korean
The UN Security Council vowed to encourage all countries to tighten sanctions on the country.Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida urged his Chinese counterpart, Yang Jiechi, to call on China to do more in dealing with Pyongyang after the missile entered Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone.
puppet army would be dispirited more and more."
The vast majority of North Korea’s trade is with China.
Chinese officials have pleaded for dialogue with North Korea, rather
than sanctions, while the US said it would not enter talks before the
missile tests stopped.
US President Donald Trump has condemned the latest test.
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