welcome to bbc news. the japanese prime minister shinzo abe, has described the launch of a ballistic missile by north korea, as absolutely intolerable . it s the first such launch since donald trump took office as us president. he says america is 100 per cent behind japan. the missile was fired from an air base in north pyongan province and flew about 500 kilometres east into the sea of japan. the us military, which tracked the rocket, says it believes it was a medium or intermediate range missile. bill hayton reports. the this significance of this test will depend upon what kind of missile was used. the successful launch of this would be a step forward for north korea s home grown missile programme coming after seven failures last year. however, if it s the tried and tested technology of the nodong or scud types, it will not symbolise any significant development. but just important is the timing of the test. one of the aspects is the timing. kim jong un has not been testi
this weekend patchy in florida. japan s prime minister has been spending it golfing with president trump. here is very unamused why the intrusion. here is very unamused by the intrusion. north korea s most recent missile launch is intolerable. they must comply with the un security cloud, so. president trump seem to forget to condemn the launch. thank you very much, mist or prime minister. ijust want everybody to understand and fully know that the united states of america stands behind japan, its great ally. 100%. thank you. in south korea, the military made the normal noises. our military made the normal noises. our military is poised to respond immediately to any provocation from north korea that threaten the security of the republic of korea. missing from all of this so far is china. the country that many think holds the key to stopping north korea. china s leaders say they do not want a north korea armed with nuclear missiles but nor do they wa nt nuclear missiles but n
of tonight s bafta awards ceremony and in half an hour, here on bbc news, with the start of brexit talks just weeks away, politics europe looks at who the uk will be negotiating with. a very good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the united states and japan have condemned north korea for test firing a ballistic missile the first such test since donald trump took office as us president. japan s prime minister shinzo abe said the launch was intolerable and president trump said the us stood behind japan 100%. the missile flew for about three hundred miles and landed in the sea ofjapan. our tokyo correspondent rupert wingfield hayes has more. it s now thought the missile fired from north korea earlier this morning was one of these a musudan intermediate range ballistic missile. it flew about 500 kilometres before splashing down in the sea ofjapan. north korea s dictator, kimjong un, had been promising to test fire a much longer range missiles capable of hitting the united
a very good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the united states and japan have condemned north korea for test firing a ballistic missile the first such test since donald trump took office as us president. japan s prime minister shinzo abe said the launch was intolerable and president trump said the us stood behind japan 100%. the missile flew for about 300 miles and landed in the sea ofjapan. 0ur tokyo correspondent rupert wingfield hayes has more. it s now thought the missile fired from north korea early this morning was one of these a musudan intermediate range ballistic missile. it flew about 500 kilometres before splashing down in the sea ofjapan. north korea s dictator, kimjong un, had been promising to test fire a much longer range missiles capable of hitting the united states. a much longer range missile capable of hitting the united states. that has not happened. instead, mr kim is almost certainly using the launch to crash this weekend party in florida. japan
good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the united states and japan have condemned north korea for test firing a ballistic missile the first such test since donald trump took office as us president. japan s prime minister shinzo abe said the launch was intolerable , and president trump said the us stood behind japan, 100%. the missile flew for about 300 miles and landed in the sea ofjapan. rupert wingfield hayes has more. it s now thought the missile fired from north korea earlier this morning was one of these a musudan intermediate range ballistic missile. it flew about 500 kilometres before splashing down in the sea ofjapan. north korea s dictator, kimjong un, had been promising to test fire a much longer range missiles capable of hitting the united states. that has not happened. instead, mr kim is almost certainly using the launch to crash this weekend party in florida. japan s prime minister, shinzo abe, has been spending it golfing with president trump. mr abe was v