CURRENT AFFAIRS

2017

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which country missile program led to urgent United Nations Security council (UNSC) Meeting?
A
Pakistan
B
North Korea
C
South Africa
D
North America
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Statement on Call for UN Security Council Meeting on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s Latest Ballistic Missile Launch.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) launched “an unprecedented number” of cruise and ballistic missiles over the course of just 48 hours this week, the UN Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific, told the Security Council in an emergency meeting on Friday.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Hwasong-12 was first revealed to the international community in a military parade on 14 April 2017 celebrating the Day of the Sun which is the birthday anniversary of North Korea’s founding President, Kim Il-sung. North Korea tested Hwasong-12 on 30 January 2022.

Detailed explanation-4: -Kim Jong-un’s regime launched over 90 ballistic and other missiles in 2022, more than in any other year.

Detailed explanation-5: -The council required North Korea to withdraw the armed forces at 38th parallel. Ratified by seven votes with Yugoslavia voting against, Egypt and India not voting, and the Soviet Union absent. Established a unified command led by the United States to coordinate the war effort of allies of South Korea in the Korean War.

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