660 miles in the other direction, president obama was meeting world leaders at the g20 summit in hangzou china, meaning the summit could have been within range.. the rogue country has now carried out ten such tests this year alone, and are in violation of countless un security council resolutions that ban all ballistic related experiments conference today the japanese pm responded : abe says: (voice of translator) "it is an intolerable and reckless act of jeopardizing the peace and stability of the region. it is strongly condemned and is unforgivable. . it is a clear violation of the un security council resolution. this is a clear provocation against the international community" north korea's missile program has shown vast signs of improvement this year- they again successfully launched a second missile from a submarine, which flew over 300 miles, the longest distance they've achieved with such a weapon. submarine launches are far harder to detect, and mean they can be launched far closer to their targets. despite all this china, long said to be the only country with influence over the north,