The U.N. Security Council will hold an urgent meeting on Wednesday to discuss the latest ballistic missile launch by North Korea.
The UNSC meeting, arranged at the request of the ambassadors from the United States, Japan and South Korea, will take place at 4:30 p.m. ET.
JUST IN: UN Ambassador Nikki Haley and ambassadors from Japan and South Korea to hold emergency UN Security Council meeting Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. ET
The emergency meeting comes after North Korea's latest missile launch. pic.twitter.com/xDlF3akxL8
— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 28, 2017
On Tuesday, Pyongyang launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) after a 10-week pause in its weapons testing.
U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis told reporters at the White House that the missile went “higher, frankly, than any previous shot they have taken.”
“It’s a continued effort to build a…ballistic missile threat that endangers world peace,” he added.
U.S. President Donald J. Trump noted that Washington would “take care” of the situation, but offered no details.
.@statedeptspox comments on #NorthKorea’s latest missile launch. #DPRK pic.twitter.com/ZaejGiVPyn
— Department of State (@StateDept) November 28, 2017
