UTV|COLOMBO – North Korea has fired its highest-ever intercontinental ballistic missile and poses a worldwide threat, US Secretary of Defence James Mattis has said.
Earlier the Pentagon said the missile had flown for about 1,000km before falling into the Sea of Japan.
The launch, early today, is the latest in a series that have raised international tensions.
North Korea’s last ballistic missile launch was in September and came days after its sixth nuclear test.
Mr Mattis was speaking at the White House as he briefed President Donald Trump and senior officials on the missile launch.
“It went higher, frankly, than any previous shots they have taken,” he said, adding that the North was building “ballistic missiles that threaten everywhere in the world”.
South Korean news agency Yonhap said that the missile was launched from Pyongsong, in South Pyongan province.
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