China has criticised a US plan to strengthen its missile defences in response to North Korea's growing military capabilities.
South Korea suspended its humanitarian aid in response to missile tests by North Korea last July.
Tokyo put its missile defenses on alert in response to reports of the Musudan deployment.
NATO, responsible for a much larger swathe of territory, the response to the missile threat is not so simple.
However, the initial US response might well include missile and fighter jet strikes.
Security Council has issued three separate resolutions on North Korea, in response to its nuclear and missile tests since 2006.
Three weeks ago, the US and Japan agreed to set up a second missile defence system on Japanese soil in response to the North Korean threat.
On March 26, the U.S. and South Korea signed a military contingency plan to respond to possible attacks from North Korea and the U.S. has said it would install additional missile inceptors on the West Coast in response to the threat from North Korea.
Mr Lukashenka seems also to have ruled out the possibility of hosting Russian nuclear missiles on his soil as part of the Kremlin's response to America's planned missile defences in Poland and the Czech Republic.
So I think that -- again, that was in direct response to the testing of a long-range missile in late March, early April -- I forget the exact date.
Provocations of the sort we saw last night will only further isolate them, as we stand by our allies, strengthen our own missile defence and lead the world in taking firm action in response to these threats.
"Provocations of the sort we saw last night will only isolate them further as we stand by our allies, strengthen our own missile defence and lead the world in taking firm action in response to these threats, " he said.
The US, Japan and South Korea are seeking a response in the UN Security Council, which banned North Korea from missile tests after nuclear tests in 2006 and 2009.
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