North Korea now has the capability to attack U.S. territory

After a successful test launch by North Korea on their intermediate-range missile recently, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country has now the capability to attack U.S. interests in the Pacific, media report said on Thursday.

According to the South Korean and U.S. military officials, North launch two intermediate-range missiles on Wednesday. The first of the two was considered a failure. The second has reached a high altitude in the direction of Japan before plunging into the sea about 400 km (250 miles) away.

The test-fire was successful without putting the security of neighboring countres at risk, the North's KCNA news agency said.

"We have the sure capability to attack in an overall and practical way the Americans in the Pacific operation theater," KCNA quoted Kim as saying.

The missile which is fired in the mobile launchers, has a design range of more than 3,000 km(1,860 miles), meaning all Japan and the U.S. territory of Guam are potentially within reach.