U.S. and South Korean military sources said the missile did not appear to be an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) given its flight range. A U.S. official said after the test that the Trump administration would press China to do more to rein in North Korea. “We can absolutely not accept these continued provocations by North Korea, and have protested strongly to them,” Suga said. Kim’s comments prompted a vow of an “overwhelming” response from U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis when he traveled to South Korea earlier this month. Once fully developed, a North Korean ICBM could threaten the continental United States, which is about 9,000 km (5,500 miles) from North Korea.

Source: Huffington Post February 12, 2017 00:09 UTC