North Korea Claims New Missile Engine Puts US Within Nuclear 'Strike Range'

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un supervised a successful test of a new engine for an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), state media said on Saturday. The country claimed that the development, which has not been independently confirmed, puts the US within "strike range" of a missile armed with a nuclear warhead.

South Korea and the United States have shown skepticism over the North's statements about rapid progress in its nuclear and missile programs ahead of a ruling party congress in May. The announcement also comes despite new United Nations sanctions aimed at hindering the country's weapons program.

The engine was ignited at Kim's command and released a fiery blast, and the test showed the indigenously-designed rocket fulfilled all required conditions, the North's official KCNA news agency said.....................

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