North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile last Monday in the sea from its eastern coast, the last of a series of missile tests challenging world pressure and threats of further sanctions.
The missile was considered a Scud class ballistic missile and flew about 450 km (280 miles), South Korean officials said. North Korea has a large stock of short-range missiles originally developed by the Soviet Union.
The launch on Monday is followed by another two medium to long-term missile test. For weeks, Pyongyang is conducting such tests  in an attempt to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that can hit continental America.
It was the third launch of ballistic missile testing, as South Korean liberal president Moon Jae-in came to power on May 10 last year. Moon said the sanctions were unable to resolve the growing threat of the North’s advanced nuclear and missile program.
North Korea, which has conducted dozens of missile tests and has tried two nuclear bombs since the beginning of 2016, in violation of U.N.’s Security Council resolutions, says the program is needed to counteract US aggression.
The White House, in a note, said President Donald Trump was informed of the launch. The US Pacific Command monitored what appeared to be a short-range ballistic missile for six minutes and estimated it was not a threat to North America.
The United States is discussing a new resolution of the U.N. And accuse China of never interfering in stopping the North Korean weapons program.
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis reported that a military conflict with North Korea would slip on diplomacy and also said it would be “probably the worst kind of humanity fighting.” Mattis also concluded: “The North Korean regime has hundreds of artillery guns and rocket launchers, and in the event of war, it would also be a danger for China and Russia.

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