North Korea test fires new intercontinental missile – and warns it is ‘bolstering nuclear forces’ | World News
North Korea says it has test-fired an upgraded, long-range missile, claiming it is the "world's most powerful strategic deterrent".The US, South Korea and Japan detected the launch of the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) - believed to be a new, more agile rocket - which comes just days before the US election.
In a statement released by state media, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said: "I affirm that the DPRK [North Korea] will never change its line of bolstering up its nuclear forces."He added the missile launch was "an appropriate military action" after North Korea's "rivals... intentionally escalated the regional situation".The statement said North Korea had "demonstrated the modernity and creditability of its world's most powerful strategic deterrent".
The launch early on Thur...










