Adopted by the Security Council at its 5490th meeting, on 15 July 2006
The Security Council,
Reaffirming its resolutions 825 (1993) of 11 May 1993 and 1540 (2004) of 28 April 2004,
Bearing in mind the importance of maintaining peace and stability on the Korean peninsula and in north-east Asia at large,
Reaffirming that proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, as well as their means of delivery, constitutes a threat to international peace and security,
Expressing grave concern at the launch of ballistic missiles by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), given the potential of such systems to be used as a means to deliver nuclear, chemical or biological payloads,
Registering profound concern at the DPRK’s breaking of its pledge to maintain its moratorium on missile launching,
Expressing further concern that the DPRK endangered civil aviation and shipping through its failure to provide adequate advance notice,
Expressing its grave concern abo
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