'North Korea fires ballistic missile toward Japan'
The Japanese prime minister said North Korea might have fired a missile towards Japan.'
US, S Korea discuss ‘military’ response to N Korea
The United States and South Korea have discussed “military” options in response to North Korea’s launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the Pentagon says.
Pentagon spokesman Captain Jeff Davis confirmed Friday that North Korea had launched an ICBM which flew for approximately 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) and crashed into Japan's maritime exclusive economic zone.
"We assess that this was an ICBM; this is a launch that had been expected," Davis said.