North Korean ICBM had potential range to reach US mainland, Japanese officials say

Source: The Guardian and agencies

North Korean ICBM had potential range to reach US mainland, Japanese officials say

The intercontinental ballistic missile landed in Japan’s exclusive economic zone

Staff and agencies
Thu 17 Nov 2022 21.04 EST
Last modified on Fri 18 Nov 2022 03.26 EST

A North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile that landed in Japan’s exclusive economic zone on Friday had the potential range to strike the US mainland, Japanese officials say.

The US, Japan and South Korea condemned North Korea for launching the missile, which landed about 200 km (124 miles) west of Oshima-Oshima island in the northern prefecture of Hokkaido. There were no reports of damage to ships or aircraft.

“We naturally lodged a strong protest against North Korea, which has repeated its provocations with unprecedented frequency,” Japan’s prime minister, Fumio Kishida, told reporters in Thailand, where he is attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit meeting.

“We have told (Pyongyang) that we absolutely cannot tolerate such actions,” Kishida said. “Japan, the US and South Korea must coordinate closely to work toward the complete denuclearisation of North Korea.”

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/18/north-korea-has-launched-suspected-icbm-intercontinental-ballistic-missile-says-south