US, S.Korea: New Security Council measures needed after N.Korea ICBM

Published March 24, 2022 10:24pm

This picture taken on October 11, 2021 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on October 12 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaking in front of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) displayed during the defence development exhibition "Self-Defense 2021" at the Three-Revolution Exhibition House in Pyongyang. STR/ AFP/ KCNA via KNS

SEOUL — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong called for a decisive response to North Korea's latest missile test, and agreed that additional measures by the UN Security Council were essential, Seoul said on Thursday.

The two officials spoke by phone after North Korea was reported to have conducted its first full intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test since 2017, South Korea's foreign ministry said in a statement.

Japanese authorities said it appeared to be a "new type" of ICBM that landed in Japan's territorial waters.

"Our current analysis indicates that the ballistic missile flew for 71 minutes and around 15:44 [0644 GMT, 2:44 p.m., Philippines time], it landed in waters within Japan's exclusive economic zone in the Sea of Japan about 150 kilometers west of Hokkaido's Oshima peninsula," said Makoto Oniki, Japan's state minister for defense. — Reuters

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