North Korea denounces UN condemnation, warns US of action
UNITED NATIONS- North Korea has denounced a UN Security Council statement condemning its four latest ballistic missile launches, calling it "a hostile act" perpetrated by the United States and warning that it could precipitate America's "self-destruction."
A Foreign Ministry statement sent to UN correspondents on Monday also warned that North Korea "has substantial means capable of reducing aggression troops in the US mainland and the operational theater in the Pacific to ashes in a moment."
A press statement approved Friday night by all 15 Security Council members, including North Korea's ally China, called the four launches in July and August "grave violations" of a ban on all ballistic missile activity.
