US and South Korea in show of firepower over North Korea missile threat

US and South Korea in show of firepower over North Korea missile threat

The US and South Korea have carried out a live-fire exercise in response to North Korea's launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of striking the American mainland.

The display of firepower came as experts said the trajectory of the rocket fired by Pyongyang, which landed in the Sea of Japan, indicated major cities across the US were now within range.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who personally supervised the launch of the missile on Friday night, said it served as a "stern warning" for the US, according to the North's official KCNA news agency.

He claimed it brought the whole of the US within firing range that could be hit "at any place and time".
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