North Korea tells UN it has a right to test missiles, as ‘projectile’ fired
By DW
03 October 2021 |
1:33 pm
South Korea has said the North fired an unidentified projectile as Pyongyang's UN envoy defended the rogue country's right to test weapons. North Korea is currently under UN sanctions banning weapons tests.
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