US Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power (right) speaks with the press. Following the September 5th test launch of what are believed to by three medium-range Rodong-class ballistic missiles by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) toward Japan, the United Nations Security Council held emergency consultations on the incident. Analysts believe that the test, conducted while world leaders met in China for the G20 summit, may have been conducted as a response to the possible installation of a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system developed to defend South Korea ag


US Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power (right) speaks with the press. Following the September 5th test launch of what are believed to by three medium-range Rodong-class ballistic missiles by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) toward Japan, the United Nations Security Council held emergency consultations on the incident. Analysts believe that the test, conducted while world leaders met in China for the G20 summit, may have been conducted as a response to the possible installation of a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system developed to defend South Korea against North Korea's nuclear weaponry. (Photo by Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press)


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