N Korea leader says missile test a success, threat to US

June 23, 2016 08:02

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has hailed the successful test of a powerful new medium-range missile, saying it poses a direct threat to US military bases in the Pacific, state media reported today.

Kim, who personally monitored yesterday's Musudan missile test, said it was a "great event" that significantly bolstered the North's pre-emptive nuclear attack capability, the official KCNA news agency reported.

"We have the sure capability to attack in an overall and practical way the Americans in the Pacific operation theatre," Kim was quoted as saying.

The Musudan -- also known as the Hwasong-10 -- has a theoretical range of anywhere between 2,500 and 4,000 kilometres. The lower estimate covers the whole of South Korea and Japan, while the upper range would include US military bases on Guam.

After a string of failures in recent months, North Korea tested two Musudans yesterday, one of which flew 400 kilometres into the Sea of Japan (East Sea).

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