The U.S. and eight other countries have condemned North Korea’s latest missile launch, warning that inaction against the DPRK risks “normalizing” missile tests and further destabilizing the region.

The appeal came in a joint statement following a U.N. Security Council (UNSC) meeting on Friday to address Pyongyang’s recent test of its most powerful missile since 2017, with no agreement on expanding sanctions against the DPRK.

“We call on all Council members to speak with one voice in condemning these dangerous and unlawful acts,” the countries asserted in the joint statement, criticizing the lack of a response after North Korea’s record-setting