July 15, 2023 9:02 AM

North Korea's firing of ICBM violates multiple UN resolutions & threatens peace & stability in region, says US, South Korea & Japan in joint statement

North Korea's firing of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) this week violates multiple UN resolutions and threatens peace and stability in the region, said the United States, South Korea, and Japan in a joint statement yesterday, condemning the launch.  The missile fired off North Korea's east coast on Wednesday, flew for 74 minutes to an altitude of 6,000 km (3,728 miles) and a range of 1,000 km, according to Japan, in what would be the longest-ever flight time for a...