Seoul's defense ministry said the latest missile probably traveled around 3,700 kilometers and reached a maximum altitude of 770 kilometers -- further and higher than the Hwasong-12 IRBM launched at the end of August.
The United States has called on China and Russia to take “direct actions” to rein in North Korea after it fired a ballistic missile over Japan into the Pacific. The launch, from near Pyongyang, came after the United Nations Security Council imposed an eighth set of sanctions on the country over its ballistic missile and atomic weapons programs. Seoul’s defense ministry said the latest missile probably traveled around 3,700 kilometers and reached a maximum altitude of 770 kilometers — further and higher than the Hwasong-12 IRBM launched at the end of August.
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