N. Korea says UN condemnation of missile tests ‘provocation’

Despite last week’s successful test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), North Korea appears to be still at least two years away from possible deployment of the weapon, a US expert said.

The UN Security Council made an official statement regarding the recent missiles launches by North Korea.

They urged all United Nations member states “to redouble their efforts” to implement sanctions against Pyongyang, including the toughest measures in two decades imposed by the council in March.

On Saturday, North Korea threatened to open fire at lighting equipment being used by the USA and South Korea at a village inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) one day after holding a major dance party in celebration of a successful ballistic missile launch as tensions mount on the Korean Peninsula.

Wednesday’s submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) was sacked days after South Korea and the USA began military exercises.

A test-fire of strategic submarine-launched ballistic missile is seen in this undated photo released by North Korea. “Now that the U.S. posed threats to the dignity and the right to existence of the DPRK (North Korea) defying its serious warning, it will continue to take a series of eventful action steps as a full-fledged military power”, the spokesman said.

The United Nations Security Council strongly condemned a ballistic missile launch by North Korea this week, saying it is a violation of an global ban on long-range missile testing.

However, Friday’s statement did not include such language.

Jon spoke just before the Security Council concluded the discussions with a statement.

Jon, however, said that the latest launch did not encroach upon the security concerns of the neighboring countries, and simply showed the North’s “great power and inexhaustible strength in the face of the trials of history and the challenges of our enemies”.

The missile was sacked from a submarine off the northeastern port of Sinpo on Wednesday.

The United Nations previously imposed sanctions on North Korea for three tests it carried out in 2006, 2009 and 2013. Kim is planning to bring more powerful submarines into production so multiple rounds of missiles can be launched, Japan press reported Friday.

Behold North Korea’s new zoological gardens, renovated in 2014 as part of the glorious leader Kim Jong Un’s efforts to create more modern and impressive structures and amenities around the capital Pyongyang, including several major high-rise housing areas, an equestrian centre, a sprawling new shooting range and a giant water park.