Japanese Vice Minister of Defense Shingo Miyake said on Monday that one of the missiles launched on Monday by North Korea had a potential range of covering all the territory of the United States.
"The ICBM-class ballistic missile launched this time, if calculated based on the trajectory, depending on the weight of the warhead, could have a flying range of over 15,000 kilometers (9,320 miles). In which case the whole of the US territory would be within the range," he said. Moreover, he stressed that his country "lodged a firm protest against the launch, this time through its embassy channel in Beijing, and strongly condemned it."
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida labeled Monday's launch as a "threat to peace and stability."
