Ignoring
international pressure and American warning, North Korea once again tested the
ballistic missile on Sunday, which lasted approximately 700 kilometers. South
Korea's Joint Chief of Staff (JCS) gave this information.
This is the
first provocative step of North Korea after Moon J. in becoming South Korea's
new President on Wednesday. An American security official told CNN that the US
has speculated that the missile has fallen into the sea 60 miles off the
Vladivostok area of southern Russia. Vladivostok is the base of the Russian
Pacific fleet.
The United
States has called upon North Korea to respond to the international community.
White House press secretary Sean Spiceer said in her statement, "This
provocative step of North Korea should be called upon by all countries to
impose strict sanctions on it."
"North
Korea tested an unidentified missile from a nearby area of Kosong city in
northern Pyongan province around 5.27 a.m. today," the news agency Yonhap
said, quoting JCS.
---Sonal