North Korea launches long-range missile

seoul - North Korea Sunday to anger neighboring countries and the United States launched a long-range missile. The projectile was fired, according to the South Korean Defense Ministry from a base in the northwest of the neighboring country.

North Korea had already announced that it will launch a satellite for Earth observation. That was interpreted around the world as a step to perfect the technique of long-range missiles. The launch of Sunday, therefore, led to angry reactions from other countries in the region.

,, Absolutely unacceptable '' ruled the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. His country had previously threatened the missile if necessary they will shoot from the air, but so far it ultimately never came. According to the Japanese public broadcaster NHK flew the missile over Japanese territory, but no action was taken.

President Park Geun-hye of South Korea called to get the Security Council of the United Nations to quickly sanctions. She called the launch a,, unpardonable provocation '. The Security Council leans likely Sunday on the issue. The US, Japan and South Korea have applied for an emergency session according to diplomats.

The US reacted furiously. Washington called on the international community to see that Pyongyang,, reckless actions have serious consequences. '' National Security Adviser Susan Rice spoke of a,, destabilizing and provocative action. '

According to Rice violates North Korea by launching several resolutions of the Security Council. Earlier, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the UN North Koreans warned not to use technology for ballistic missiles.

US forces confirmed they had detected a missile which flew into space. In contrast, a South Korean official said that it is too early to say whether the launch was a success. The rocket went according to the source south of Jeju island from the radar.