"W‎e intend to raise our concerns at the UN to bolster international resolve in holding (North Korea) accountable for these provocative actions," Kirby said in a statement. Existing UN Security Council measures ban North Korea from any use of ballistic missile technology. US State Department spokesman John Kirby said the latest launches would only increase global efforts to counter North Korea's illicit weapons programme. Four failed Musudan tests earlier this year all either exploded on the mobile launch pad or shortly after take-off. - Worrying progress -Melissa Hanham, an expert on North Korea's WMD programme at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies in California, said Wednesday's launches represented a worrying step forward.

Source: Standard Digital June 22, 2016 08:15 UTC