North Korea Tests Missile as Tillerson Calls for Sanctions
- Ballistic missile likely failed upon launch, South Korea says
- Trump says test ‘disrespected’ China’s president: ‘Bad!’
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson discusses U.S.-North Korea relations and calls for more sanctions in front of the U.N. Security Council. (Source: Bloomberg)
North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile just hours after U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson mounted an effort at the United Nations to rally pressure against Kim Jong Un’s regime.
The missile was fired at 5:30 a.m. Saturday local time from northeast of Pyongyang and appears to have failed, according to a text message from South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff. The U.S. Pacific Command said it didn’t leave North Korean territory and posed no threat to North America. It was likely a medium-range KN-17 ballistic missile and broke up minutes after launch, the Associated Press reported, citing an unidentified U.S. official.