North Korea missile: US confirms long-range test

The US has confirmed that North Korea tested a long-range missile which some experts believe could reach Alaska.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson calls it "a new escalation of the threat" to the US and the world and warned that Washington will never accept a nuclear-armed North Korea.

In response the US and South Korea fired missiles in the South's waters. 

The Pentagon says the combined military exercise was designed to show their precision fire capability.

Though the test appeared to be a significant development, experts believe that North Korea does not yet have long-range nuclear weapon capabilities.

SOURCE: BBC NEWS