Following the successful test-firing of its longest range ICBM yet today, Yonhap News reports, citing North Korean media, that North Korea will make an important announcement at noon Seoul time (10:30pm ET).
Presumably, Kim's comments will be a braggadocio reaction to President Trump and General Mattis' comments (begins around 6:30):
Mattis warned "[North Korea] R&D is accelerating and they now appear to have the capability to launch an ICBM attack on anywhere in the world" to which Trump replied "we will take care of it... it is a situation we will handle."
Trump then tweeted later this evening: "After North Korea missile launch, it's more important than ever to fund our gov't & military! "
North Korea announces that it successfully test-fired a new type of ICBM today.
- *N. KOREA SAYS IT FIRED NEW TYPE OF ICBM
- *N. KOREA SAYS IT FIRED HWASONG-15 ICBM
- *N. KOREA SAYS MISSILE LAUNCH WAS SUCCESSFUL
- *N. KOREA: NEW ICBM HAS IMPROVED TECHNOLOGY
- *N. KOREA: NEW ICBM PUTS WHOLE U.S. IN RANGE
- *KIM JONG UN SAYS N. KOREA HAS BEGUN TO COMPLETE NUCLEAR PROGRAM
None of which is news as we already reported these details.