
Take that, Kim Jong-un!
(AP) – The United Nations security council strongly condemned North Korea’s latest ballistic missile launches, saying they are a “grave violation” of the country’s international obligations and threatening further significant measures if it refuses to stop its nuclear and missile tests.
The UN’s most powerful body agreed to the tough statement hours after a closed-door emergency meeting Tuesday to discuss the three launches which landed near Japan.
The council expressed serious concern that North Korea carried out the launches “in flagrant disregard” of its demands.
It called for stepped-up implementation of sanctions against North Korea.
Earlier in the day the United States, Japan and South Korea were united in their demand that the security council condemn North Korea’s latest ballistic missile launches and take further action to enforce its orders to halt nuclear and missile tests.
