Russia classified launched July 4 North Korean missile
The defense Ministry issued a message with the classification in the UN Security Council.
Moscow. July 9. INTERFAX.RU — Russia on Saturday has circulated in the UN Security Council, the Russian defense Ministry that, according to the Russian side made the observations, the DPRK launched July 4 ballistic missile can be classified as a medium-range missile, reported “Interfax” a source in the headquarters of the world organization.
According to the interlocutor of the Agency, the Russian side has submitted to the UN security Council members received the defense Ministry data shows that 4 July (local time) North Korea launched the rocket polygon Concannon ballistic medium-range missiles.
July 5, U.S. Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, speaking at a UN security Council meeting on North Korea, said the United States is ready to share with the Russian intelligence in order to prove that the DPRK felt it an Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).
“I want to say to your Russian friends, that not only the Secretary-General (UN) said that it was the ICBM and the United States identified it as the IDB, and the DPRK said it was an ICBM. If you need any intelligence information to ensure that the rest of the world takes for an ICBM, we can provide it”, — said N. Haley on Wednesday at a meeting of the UN Security Council.
Earlier at the same meeting, the Deputy permanent representative to the UN Vladimir Safronkov said that the situation around the last missile test, the DPRK requires further study and clarification.