MOSCOW, Mar 9 North Korea's new missile launch on Thursday poses no threat to the territory To the United States and its allies, it demonstrates the destabilizing influence of North Korea's missile program, US Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) said.
North Korea fired one short-range ballistic missile into the Yellow Sea on Thursday. According to the South Korean military, the missile launch was detected at about 18.20 (12.20 Moscow time) on Thursday from the area of the city of Nampo in the DPRK.
«We know he is launching a ballistic missile and are in close consultations with our allies and partners. Although we assessed that this the event does not pose a direct threat to US personnel or territory, or to our allies, the launch of the missile highlights the destabilizing impact of North Korea's weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs,» the command's website said in a release.