North Korea has said the intermediate-range ballistic missile it successfully tested has met all technical requirements and could now be mass-produced.
North Korea also said that launch tested the capability to carry a “large-size heavy nuclear warhead” and put the U.S. mainland within “sighting range.”
Many Western experts agree that the Hwasong-12 test did appear to have advanced North Korea’s aim of developing an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of reaching the U.S. mainland.
The U.N. Security Council met behind closed doors to discuss their test which defies Security Council resolutions and sanctions.