The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will convene an emergency meeting at 4pm EST on Wednesday in order to discuss North Korea’s recent ballistic missile launch.

According to the AFP, the delegations from the United States and Japan called for the meeting, which is listed on the UNSC daily programme under the topic “Non-proliferation/DPRK”.

United States Strategic Command (STRATCOM) said in a press release that they assessed North Korea to have launched two Rodong IRBMs from nearby the city of Hwangju early Wednesday morning Korea Standard Time (KST).

“Initial indications reveal one of the missiles exploded immediately after launch,