The United Nations Security Council will hold a closed-door emergency meeting today to discuss the latest North Korean missile test. The session, which will take place in the afternoon, was requested by Great Britain and the United States, which was also joined by France. North Korea has in fact confirmed that it has tested a newly designed missile designed to be launched from a submarine, the first test of its kind in two years and which, according to reports, will strengthen the underwater operational capacity of its armed forces. KCNA, the state news agency said the latest test “will greatly contribute to bringing the country’s defense technology to a high level and improving the submarine operational capability of our navy.” The missile, launched from the same submarine used in the first test of its kind five years ago – it was explained – is equipped with “many advanced control and guidance technologies”.
North Korea, launched a missile from a submarine towards the Sea of Japan
by our correspondent Gianluca Modolo
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Yesterday, UN Chinese Ambassador Zhang Jun, whose country has often shown support for Pyongyang in recent years, declined to answer reporters’ questions about the North Korean launch. Russian Deputy Ambassador to the UN, Dmitry Polyanskiy, warned not to rush things. “We need to find out more information” about the launch because interpretations of events in North Korea have “always been conflicting,” he said. The blow could have come from anywhere. We only have press reports and I don’t trust too much, we need an expert evaluation, “added the Russian diplomat.
