North Korea tests put US cities in range

North Korea has reportedly fired a missile experts say is capable of striking Los Angeles and other US cities.

Friday’s unusual late-night launch added to exasperation in Washington, Seoul and Tokyo over Pyongyang’s continuing development of nuclear weapons and intercontinental ballistic missiles.

The test has prompted US and South Korean military officials to discuss military response options.

North Korean President Kim Jong Un had already raised alarms early this month with a first ICBM launch.

“As a result of their launches of ICBM-level missiles, this clearly shows the threat to our nation’s safety is severe and real,” said Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who planned to call a meeting of his National Security Council.

US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Joseph Dunford and Admiral Harry Harris, commander of US Pacific Command, spoke by phone with top South Korean official, General Lee Sun-jin, to discuss military responses to the launch.

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