The U.S. mainland is now 'within striking range' of North Korea after a successful ballistic missile test, the authoritarian nation's state news agency said.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un hailed yesterday's submarine-launched missile test as the 'greatest success' and was seen celebrating with generals shortly afterwards.

The missile was fired from a submarine submerged off the northeastern port of Simpo, flying 300 miles towards Japan - far exceeding the range of any previous tests.

The UN met last night but is yet to publicly condemned the launch, which is effectively a test of Pyongyang's nuclear strike capability.

Kim was reported by North Korea's state news agency KCNA as declaring the test 'the greatest success' and said it put the reclusive nation in the 'front rank' of nuclear powers.

'A test-fire of strategic submarine-launched ballistic missile was successfully conducted under the guidance of supreme commander of the Korean People's Army Kim Jong Un,' the report said.

'He appreciated the test-fire as the greatest success and victory. He noted with pride that the results of the test-fire proved in actuality that the DPRK joined the front rank of the military powers fully equipped with nuclear attack capability.

'I do not guess what ridiculous remarks the U.S. and its followers will make about this test-fire, but I can say their rash acts will only precipitate their self-destruction,' the KCNA quoted Kim as saying.

The UN Security Council met for two hours last night to discuss the latest provocation by North Korea, which is likely to lead to further economic sanctions.

Earlier this month, North Korea fired a land-launched ballistic missile directly into Japanese-controlled waters for the first time, drawing outrage from Tokyo.

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Interesting

The war is getting closer. who to attack first? That is what we are waiting so that price of oil crude will skyrocket again. pls north Korea use high speed ballistic missiles to strike US oil rigs and refineries so that production output will crash oo.

Your missiles would be shot down before it leaves the Korean peninsula, and then Nuclear hell-fire would be rained down on North korea. In American military doctrine, you don't need to have a successful strike before America retaliates. The mere act of firing a missile with a potential aim of threatening American homeland is enough to bring down American wrath on all of asia.
And the sad truth is not even the American president can call it off. Do not commit mass suicide, kim jong un. Pity your beautiful people

cstr15:
Your missiles would be shot down before it leaves the Korean peninsula, and then Nuclear hell-fire would be rained down on North korea. In American military doctrine, you don't need to have a successful strike before America retaliates. The mere act of firing a missile with a potential aim of threatening American homeland is enough to bring down American wrath on all of asia.
And the sad truth is not even the American president can call it off. Do not commit mass suicide, kim jong un. Pity your beautiful people

Gbam. North Korea will be wiped out of global map if he try that.

dis is wat hapens wen u re in front of odas. Jst hop a war do nt break up any tym soon.