Tag: Missile Launch

UN condemns ‘highly provocative’ N. Korea missile launch

by Carole LANDRY, with Park Chan-Kyong in Seoul Agence France-Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States – The UN Security Council on Friday strongly condemned North Korea’s “highly provocative” launch of a missile that flew over Japan as US President Donald Trump scheduled talks with leaders of Japan and South Korea to address the crisis. North Korea fired the intermediate-range ballistic missile over Japan that landed in the Pacific, responding to new UN sanctions with its furthest-ever missile flight. In […]

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North Korea’s missile launch: Why Japan?

  by Shingo Ito Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — When nuclear-armed North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan this week, it sparked international condemnation. But it also raised the question: Why Japan? Location It might seem obvious, but geography is frequently a huge factor in geopolitical wrangling. The Japanese archipelago forms a long string off the coast of mainland north Asia, so by definition, any regional player that wants to fire a […]

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Russia warns US against unilateral strike on N. Korea

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russia on Monday warned Washington against launching a unilateral strike on North Korea, after United States Vice President Mike Pence said the era of “strategic patience” with Pyongyang was over. “This is a very risky path,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at a news conference in Moscow. “We do not accept the reckless nuclear missile actions of Pyongyang that breach (United Nations) resolutions, but that does not mean that you […]

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North Korea says sanctions push after nuclear test ‘laughable’

  (REUTERS) North Korea said on Sunday a push for further sanctions following its fifth and biggest nuclear test was “laughable”, and vowed to continue to strengthen its nuclear power. The isolated state on Friday set off its most powerful nuclear explosion to date, saying it had mastered the ability to mount a warhead on a ballistic missile, ratcheting up a threat that its rivals and the United Nations have been powerless to contain. A […]

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North Korea missile launch fails on founder’s birthday

by Jung Ha-Won SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea tried and failed to test-fire what appeared to be a medium-range Musudan missile on the birthday of founding leader Kim Il-Sung Friday, a high-profile misstep after Pyongyang claimed a series of breakthroughs in its nuclear weapons program. There had been widespread intelligence reports in recent days that the North was preparing a first-ever flight test of the Musudan, believed to be capable of striking US […]

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South Korea says North will pay a ‘severe price’ for suspected missile launch

  (Reuters) — South Korea said on Wednesday (February 3) North Korea’s announced plan to launch a satellite is really a plan to launch a long-range missile and warned that the North will pay a “severe price” if it goes ahead. North Korea should immediately call off the planned launch, which is a violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions, the South’s presidential Blue House said. Seoul’s warning came after the North notified U.N. agencies late […]

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