North Korea Tests ICB Missiles With Range To Reach US

North Korea has fired what neighbouring countries said appeared to be an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).

This comes a day after launching a smaller missile and warning of “fiercer military responses” to the United States boosting its security presence in the region.

Japanese Defence Minister Yasukazu Hamada said the weapon, which reached an altitude of 6,000km was capable of travelling as far as 15,000km, giving it the range to reach the mainland of the United States.

The test missile travelled 1,000km on a lofted trajectory, and landed about 200km west of Oshima-Oshima island in the northern prefecture of Hokkaido, according to Japanese officials.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said; “We naturally lodged a strong protest against North Korea, which has repeated its provocations with unprecedented frequency. We have told the North that we absolutely cannot tolerate such actions.”

South Korea’s defence ministry also described the missile as a probable ICBM.

The South’s President Yoon Suk-yeol ordered officials to push for strong sanctions during an emergency national security council meeting on Friday as the White House said Vice President Kamala Harris would convene a meeting of world leaders to discuss the launch.