US condemns North Korea for missile testing




An underwater test-fire of strategic submarine ballistic missile released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on. (Source: REUTERS)
The US has strongly condemned the North Koreas launch of two ballistic missiles describing the move by the hermit nation as “threatening and provocative.”
“We strongly condemn these and North Korea’s other recent missile tests, which violate UN Security Council Resolutions explicitly prohibiting North Korea’s launches using ballistic missile technology,” State Department Spokesman John Kirby told reporters yesterday.
“The US is aware of the reports that North Korea fired two ballistic missiles. We are monitoring and continuing to assess the situation in close coordination with our regional allies and partners,” he said.