N. Korea Confirms Test of New Intercontinental Missile that Can Strike US

[lindaikeji]

BOOK INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS TICKETS LOCAL FLIGHTS HOTELS BOOKINGS WORLDWIDE AND MORE AT CHEAPEST RATE EVER! CLICK HERE TO BOOK YOUR FLIGHT AND RECEIVE YOUR FLIGHT TICKET INSTANTLY

Loading...

North Korea says it successfully tested a new intercontinental ballistic missile that can reach the continental United States.

The regime announced the news early Wednesday on state-run television. The statement said after watching Tuesday's successful launch of the Hwasong-15, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un "declared with pride that now we have finally realized the great historic cause of completing the state nuclear force."

The 53-minute flight of the Hwasong-15 began at a launch site from Sang Ni, north of the capital, Pyongyang. The North said the missile reached a maximum height of 4,475 kilometers, and flew 950 kilometers before falling into the Sea of Japan, in Japan's exclusive economic zone, which is sovereign Japanese territory.

Hours after the North Korean ICBM test, U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House that "it is a situation we will handle," without being specific. But Trump did say the U.S. approach toward North Korea has not changed.

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said this missile flew longer and higher than any previous North Korean test launch. He called it part of North Korea's efforts to build missiles that can "threaten everywhere in the world." Mattis said North Korea is a danger to world peace.