The South's president, Moon Jae-in, expressed worry that North Korea's growing missile threat could force the United States to attack the North before it masters a nuclear-tipped long-range missile, something experts say may be imminent. "We must stop a situation where North Korea miscalculates and threatens us with nuclear weapons or where the United States considers a pre-emptive strike." If flown on a standard trajectory, instead of Wednesday's lofted angle, the missile would have a range of more than 13,000 kilometres (8,100 miles), said US scientist David Wright, a physicist who closely tracks North Korea's missile and nuclear programs. In response to the launch, US president Donald Trump said the United States will "take care of it." APChina's foreign ministry said the country is "seriously concerned about and opposed to" North Korea's latest missile test.

Source: Irish Independent November 29, 2017 06:33 UTC