UN / NORTH KOREA MISSILE

United States Ambassador Samantha Power stressed “the necessity of a strong and swift response from the Security Council” to the latest misile launch by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). UNIFEED-UNTV

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:48
• Production Date: 3 August 2016
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: OH JOON; SAMANTHA POWER
• Corporate Name: SECURITY COUNCIL
• Subject Topical: NON-PROLIFERATION; PEACE AND SECURITY
• Geographic Subject: DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA; JAPAN; REPUBLIC OF KOREA
• MAMS Id: 1686423
• Parent Id: 1686423
• Alternate Title: unifeed160803e

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STORY: UN / NORTH KOREA MISSILE
TRT: 01:48
SOURCE: UNIFEED - UNTV
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 03 AUGUST 2016, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

Shotlist

FILE – RECENT, NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, United Nations Headquarters

03 AUGUST 2016, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, US Japan, and Republic of Korea’s ambassadors at the podium
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Samantha Power, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations:
“I just want to stress the necessity of a strong and swift response from the Security Council and a reminder this missile landed incredibly closely to Japan, and this programme and its continued advancement poses a threat that goes well beyond any particular country.”
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Koro Bessho, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations:
“This is a totally unacceptable action on the part of DPRK. The missile launched landed within Japan’s EEZ, Exclusive Economic Zone. There was no warning whatsoever. We see it as a grave violation of certainly the resolutions of the Security Council that have been passed before, but it is certainly a major, major problem for the security and safety of our region.”
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Oh Joon, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations:
“Obviously by now what they are doing is not just separate or random missile tests. I think that they are doing all of this with a systematic, comprehensive purpose of upgrading and refining their missile technology.”
6. Pan right, Ambassadors walk away

Storyline

United States Ambassador Samantha Power today (3 Aug) stressed “the necessity of a strong and swift response from the Security Council” to the latest misile launch by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).

Power, speaking to reporters after closed consultations of the Security Council, said “this missile landed incredibly closely to Japan, and this programme and its continued advancement poses a threat that goes well beyond any particular country.”

Japan’s Ambassador, Koro Bessho, said the launch was “a totally unacceptable action on the part of DPRK” noting also that “the missile launched landed within Japan’s EEZ, Exclusive Economic Zone.”

He said “there was no warning whatsoever” and called the launch “a grave violation” and “a major, major problem for the security and safety of our region.”

Also speaking to reporters, South Korea’s Ambassador, Oh Joon, said “obviously by now what they are doing is not just separate or random missile tests. I think that they are doing all of this with a systematic, comprehensive purpose of upgrading and refining their missile technology.”

Reportedly the DPRK test-fired two ballistic missiles, one failed, exploding right after the launch, while the other traveled about 1,000 km into Japan’s EEZ.