Regarding North Korea's launch of a ballistic missile over Japan on the 4th, the United Nations Security Council requested that the United States hold an emergency meeting on the 5th to discuss its response.
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Thomas Greenfield posted on his Twitter on the 4th, "I requested a Security Council meeting to deal with the dangerous ballistic missile launch by North Korea that flew over Japan. should be restricted from pushing forward with the plans of
The Security Council has said that Western countries should put more pressure on North Korea, which has repeatedly launched ballistic missiles.
In May this year, the United States submitted a resolution to strengthen sanctions against North Korea and voted, but China and Russia exercised their veto powers and the resolution was rejected. It is believed that it will be difficult for the Security Council to show a consistent response even at this emergency meeting.