most powerful rocket ever built.

Hwang ordered the nations troops to strengthen their combat readiness in case of a contingency.The Norths move came as Trump plans to host the Chinese president in his Florida estate on Thursday and Friday (local time) for their first summit.

the national security adviser to Acting President Hwang Kyo-han.Pacific Command also said the projectile seems to be a KN-15 ballistic missile fired from a land-based facility.Concern has grown that it may carry out another nuclear test or long-range rocket launch.

The Kim Jong-un regime conducted two nuclear tests and fired two dozen missiles last year.and the maximum altitude of its flight was 189 km.

North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the East Sea from a site in the vicinity of Sinpo.

presided over by Kim Kwan-jin.titled North Korean Peoples Army spokesmans warning message.

commandos ― including Navy SEAL Team 6.Delta Force and Green Berets ― this month joined the annual Foal Eagle and Key Resolve exercises with South Korea.

The screen grab shows the statement.a General Staff Department spokesman said.