World steps up pressure on North Korea
Japan and Australia today became the first countries to take firm steps to punish North Korea for its missile tests this week, while Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Taiwan added their voices to the chorus of condemnation worldwide.
The seven missiles Pyongyang fired on Wednesday apparently fell harmlessly into the Sea of Japan, and US officials said the long-range one – a Taepodong-2 believed capable of reaching Alaska, if not America’s West Coast – failed shortly after take-off.
