Broadcast news about rocket launches. File photoWASHINGTON, May 25. The United States condemns new North Korean missile launches and calls on Pyongyang to refrain from further provocations, a State Department spokesman told RIA Novosti. were committed from the Sunan area in Pyongyang at approximately 6:00, 6:37, and 6:42 local time (0:00, 0:37, and 0:42 Moscow time). This is the DPRK's 17th missile test since the beginning of the year, including launches of ICBMs, a ballistic missile for submarines, systems for a space satellite, and a new tactical system for nuclear weapons. numerous UN Security Council resolutions and pose a threat to the region,» a State Department spokesman said. According to the official, the United States urges the DPRK to refrain from «further provocations» and engage in «sustainable substantive» dialogue. «Our commitment to protecting the Republic of Korea and Japan remains unwavering,» — Added by the State Department.
