The launch comes in fresh defiance of tough talk from US President Donald Trump, who promised last week at the G7 summit that the "big problem" of North Korea "will be solved". "As agreed during the G7 summit, the North Korean problem is the international community's top priority. In order to deter North Korea, we will take concrete action with the United States." Monday's test also marked the second time this year that a North Korean missile fell provocatively close to its neighbour Japan. ROCKET LAUNCHERSDespite Trump's strident warnings, Secretary of Defense James Mattis said in an interview that aired Sunday before the launch that a war with North Korea would be "catastrophic."

Source: Daily Nation May 29, 2017 02:48 UTC