North Korea test-fires ballistic missiles as Obama hosts Japan-South Korea summit
RawStory.com
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
North Korea test-fired two medium-range ballistic missiles Wednesday, prompting a stern US reaction after President Barack Obama hosted a landmark Japan-South Korea summit aimed at uniting the three nations against Pyongyang’s nuclear threat.
Washington condemned the tests as “troubling and provocative”, with the US State Department threatening “appropriate measures” for the violation of UN Security Council resolutions prohibiting North Korea from conducting ballistic missile tests.
South Korea’s defence ministry said both missiles flew 650 kilometres (400 miles) into the Sea of Japan (East Sea), upping the ante after a series of shorter-range launches in recent weeks.
Ministry spokesman Kim Min-Seok identified them as Rodong-class missiles with a maximum range of 1,000-1,500 kilometres.
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