N Korean missile test had potential range of entire US: Japan

A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea's missile launch during a news programme at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea on Dec 18, 2023. - AP

TOKYO: A missile test fired by North Korea on Monday (Dec 18) was an intercontinental ballistic class with a potential range covering all of the United States, Japan said.

"The ICBM-class ballistic missile launched this time, if calculated based on the trajectory, depending on weight of warhead, could have a flying range of over 15,000km (9,320 miles). In which case the whole of the US territory would be within the range," said Shingo Miyake, parliamentary vice-minister of defence.