SyuzhetyRaketnaya threat to North Korei25.05.2009KNDR tested a new surface-to-air missile and conducted nuclear ispytaniyaSevernaya Korea May 25, suffered two more small-range missiles in addition to that, which was launched earlier in the day, the South Korean Agency Renhap "referring to the unnamed source.
Presumably, the missiles were launched from ground on the east coast of the country. Official Seoul this information does not confirm yet.
Earlier on May 25 South Korean media reported that Pyongyang missile launch ground-to-air missiles with a range of 130 kilometers from the launch site Musudan, located on the northeast coast of the country.
North Korean missile launch took place shortly after the DPRK successfully conducted an underground nuclear test. According to the Ministry of Defense of RF, power bomb, tested in the area of the city Kilchzhu, ranged from 10 to 20 kilotons.
Activities North Korea sparked a negative reaction the world: South Korea, Japan, United States, Russia and the EU have expressed extreme concern about what happened. On the evening of May 25, scheduled an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council convened at the initiative of Japan.
The nuclear tests by North Korea went through a month after Pyongyang announced the resumption of work on its nuclear program and withdraw from the six-party talks on denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.
A decision was taken by the authorities of the DPRK since the mid-April, the UN Security Council condemned North Korea conducted missile launch. According to the international community, Pyongyang launched a ballistic missile Taepodong-2, while North Korea insists that the launch was peaceful and was carried out for orbiting satellites.
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