White House: North Korea missile launch “not a threat to US homeland”
(VOVWORLD) - US officials on Friday condemned North Korea's test of what is believed to be an intercontinental ballistic missile, but said the launch does not pose a direct threat to America.
 The test-firing of North Korea’s Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at Pyongyang International Airport on November 18, 2022 (Photo: Yonhap/ VNA) |
Meanwhile, US State Department spokesman Ned Price urged “countries to fully implement North Korea-related UN Security Council resolutions.”
The same day, the Defense Ministries of South Korea and the US held the first meeting of the Counter-Missile Working Group in Seoul. The group aims to step up their policy coordination and communication to strengthen the alliance’s counter-missile capability and posture in light of escalating North Korean missile threats.
The United Nations Security Council plans to discuss North Korea’s launching of a Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).