NORTH KOREA SAYS IT SUCCESSFULLY TESTED A NEW INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE CAPABLE OF HITTING "ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD".

The Hwasong-, 14 missile reached an altitude of 2, 802 kilometres and hit its target precisely after flying for 933km in 39 minutes,  the announcement on state television said.
"The test launch was conducted at the sharpest angle possible and did not have any negative effect on neighbouring countries, " the statement said,
The launch is potential game-changing development in North korea's push to military challenge the United states,  but a declaration that conflicts with earlier South korean and US assesments that it had an intermediate range.
US,  south korean and japanese officials said the missile was launched from an airfield in panghyon, about 100km north-west of the North's capital, pyongyang.
     They earlier confirmed the missile flew for about 40 minutes and had "greatly exceeded" 2, 500km in altitude------longer and higher than any other similar tests previously reported. Those officials also said it covered a distance of about 930km before landing in japan's Exclusive Economic zone..
South korean analysts said it was likely that it was a retest of one of two intermediate- range missilles launched earlier this year, which critics say were disguised tests of its long-range missile technology.
North korea has conducted four missile tests since South korean president Moon jae-in took office in May,  vowing to use dialogue as well as pressure to bring pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs under control.

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