N.Korean confirms missile launch, says can strike anywhere in US

Pyongyang Nov 29 (IANS) North Korean state broadcaster on Wednesday said the latest missile launched by Pyongyang is a new ICBM model dubbed Hwasong-15 capable of reaching entire territory of the US.

As is the norm North Korea s veteran newsreader Ri Chun-Hee of KCTV made the announcement of the successful launch of the intercontinental ballistic missile authorised and witnessed first-hand by Kim Jong-un.

This is the first launch by Pyongyang in two and a half months Efe news reported.

The missile was fired into the Sea of Japan and flew for more than 900 km and reached a height of 4 000 km which is the highest a North Korean missile has flown to date.

It indicates a new and dangerous advancement of the regime s weapons program said Efe.

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