Saturday, May 13, 2017, a statement from the Press Secretary on the North Korea missile test was released condemning the further provocations from the Hermit Kingdom.
The statement reads:
“The President has been briefed on the latest missile test by North Korea.
With the missile impacting so close to Russian soil – in fact, closer to Russia than to Japan – the President cannot imagine that Russia is pleased.
North Korea has been a flagrant menace for far too long. South Korea and Japan have been watching this situation closely with us. The United States maintains our ironclad commitment to stand with our allies in the face of the serious threat posed by North Korea. Let this latest provocation serve as a call for all nations to implement far stronger sanctions against North Korea.”
Below is an image of the statement:
The Pentagon confirmed that North Korea launched some type of ballistic missile at around 10:30 a.m. Hawaii time. It was launched near Kusung and landed in the Sea of Japan.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) determined the missile launch from North Korea did not pose a threat to North America.
South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reported the missile traveled about 435 miles.
The launch is the first in two weeks since the last attempt to fire a missile ended in a failure just minutes into flight.
White House: North Korea has been a flagarent menace for far too long pic.twitter.com/JtPsBeIMaj
— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) May 14, 2017
