North Korean Launches 2nd ICBM Test In A Month

Tensions have mounted over North Korea’s attempts to develop a viable nuclear weapon after it carried out a successful second test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).

Experts said the test suggested the communist state now has a missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead within reach of major US cities.

In response, the US and South Korea carried out a live-fire missile training exercise in a defiant show of firepower.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un , who was present at the latest launch, said the test was a “stern warning” to the US, which he claimed his country was now able to strike “at any place and time”.

In response, Donald Trump re-iterated his promise that the US would take “all necessary steps” to combat the threat from North Korea.

"By threatening the world, these weapons and tests further isolate North Korea, weaken its economy, and deprive its people”, he said.

"The United States will take all necessary steps to ensure the security of the American homeland and protect our allies in the region."

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