North Korea fired a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile, ratcheting up tensions after issuing a warning to the U.S. and parading a record number of rockets through the streets of Pyongyang designed to deliver a nuclear warhead to the American mainland.
The White House condemned the launch, saying the U.S. “will take all necessary measures” to ensure the security of the homeland, South Korea and Japan.
While the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command “has assessed it did not pose an immediate threat to U.S. personnel, or territory, or to our allies, this launch needlessly raises tensions and risks destabilizing the security situation in the region,” Adrienne Watson, spokesperson for the White House’s National Security Council, said in a statement.
