firing eight surface to surface missiles and according to a statement from south korea the firing response is to demonstrate to north korea that they have the capability to immediately strike with precision if needed. this is one of the key things the u.s. feels is important to do when north korea does this. there s been these responses before and continuing with them to send a message to north korea. is north korean leader even listening? does he care? we may get a better sense because this week lloyd austin goes to asia and in singapore expected to meet with the chinese counter part to talk about china and taiwan but coming to north korea china may be the one voice that the north koreans listen to. austin would be expected to make the case that north korea needs to stop with the missile launches because the ultimate goal is to develop a ballistic missile that some day potentially could strike the united states, the u.s. is determined not to let that happen. pamela? do we
North korea has conducted another Ballistic Missile test. The japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary said it flew for about 45 minutes. Thats longer than the missile tested Injuly Which Pyongyang claimed was an intercontinental Ballistic Missile capable of reaching the us. The Prime Minister convened the National Security council and expressed his strongest condemnation against north korea and announce that our Prime Minister will take every possible measure to ensure the safety of the japanese people. It is important at this critical juncture that such key allies as the United States, south korea, and japan closely coordinate and rigorously implement economic sanction measures that have been agreed upon, and that we re that have been agreed upon, and that were also announced to give pressure to north korea so that it would come to north korea so that it would come to its senses. It has been reported the head of the american and south Korean Military has discussed Military Response options,
the launch today occurred at 10:41 eastern time, a rare nighttime launch for the rogue regime. north korea is 12 1/2 hours ahead. this afternoon, the pentagon says the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff could south korea s top officer to discuss military response options. the missile was launched from an arms plant in northwest north korea near china. japanese officials say the missile flew for 45 minutes and landed over 600 miles away in the sea of japan. most concerning to the pentagon is how high the missile flew in space. the north korean icbm launched july 4 went over 1,700 miles into space or seven times higher than nasa s international space station orbiting the earth. this one flew even higher. general mark millie speak about the danger. we re at a point in time where choices will have to be