WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea’s latest test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) has shown that Pyongyang now may be able to reach most of the continental United States, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Monday. The assessment, which the officials discussed on condition of anonymity, underscored the growing threat posed by Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile programs, and could add …

A man watches a TV news program reporting about North Korea’s missile firing with a file footage, at Seoul Train Station in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, April 29, 2017. A North Korean mid-range ballistic missile apparently failed shortly after launch Saturday, South Korea and the United States said, the second such test-fire flop in recent weeks but a clear message …

Gen. Mattis said that a conflict with North Korea would be “probably the worst kind of fighting in most people’s lifetime.” Hours before North Korea a ballistic missile, US defense secretary James Mattis offered a dark outlook of what war with North Korea would look like. In an interview with CBS News’ “Face the Nation” Gen. Mattis said that a …

Washington: The US has confirmed that North Korea has test-launched another ballistic missile and said it is committed to the security of its allies in the neighbourhood.The US Pacific Command (PACOM) said the missile was fired near Wonsan, on North Korea’s eastern coast. “The missile was tracked for six minutes until it landed in the Sea of Japan,” it said …

Two suspected powerful new midrange ballistic missiles were fired by North Korea on Tuesday. While the South Korea’s defence ministry said both are achieving a significant increase in flight distance over previous failed launches with at least one launch ending in failure, the U.S. officials claimed that both failed over the Sea of Japan. The first test was conducted shortly …