North Korea’s missile tests Trump
UN Security Council meets after launch of a new ballistic missile
Seoul — The UN Security Council was to hold an urgent meeting later on Monday after North Korea announced it had successfully tested a new ballistic missile, a launch seen as a challenge to President Donald Trump. The North’s leader Kim Jong-un "expressed great satisfaction over the possession of another powerful nuclear attack which adds to the tremendous might of the country", state news agency KCNA said. Permanent Security Council members China and Russia joined a chorus of international criticism of Sunday’s launch by the nuclear-armed nation from near the city of Kusong. A request for a council meeting was made by the US, Japan and South Korea. North Korea is barred under UN resolutions from carrying out ballistic missile launches or nuclear weapons tests. But in 2016, it conducted two nuclear tests and numerous missile launches in its quest to develop a nuclear weapons system capable of hitting the US mainland. The latest missile — said by Pyongyang to be able to carry a nucle...
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