UN Security Council to Discuss North Korean Missile Launches on Wednesday

The UN Security Council will discuss North Korea’s recent missile launches on Wednesday behind closed doors, sources reported. One source said the issue “will be discussed Wednesday Oct. 20” in the format that does not envisage media attendance. Another source also confirmed that the discussion was expected to take place. North Korea confirmed that it had successfully fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) on October 19. Earlier, North Korea confirmed that it had successfully launched a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) on October 19, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday, citing North Korea’s official news agency KCNA. According to a…