SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un hailed a submarine-launched ballistic missile test as an “eye-opening success,” state media said Sunday, declaring Pyongyang has the ability to strike Seoul and the US whenever it pleases.

The US, joined by Britain, said Saturday’s apparent test was a violation of UN Security Council resolutions and called on the North to refrain from further moves that could destabilize the region.

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