N. Korean missiles will be able to reach U.S. after modernisation: Ifax cites Russian lawmaker

Interfax cited Anton Morozov, a lawmaker and member of the lower house of parliament's international affairs committee, who visited Pyongyang from Oct. 2-6.

This undated file photo distributed by the North Korean government shows what was said to be the test launch of an intermediate range Hwasong-12 in North Korea.

North Korea's leadership has told Russian lawmakers that it possesses a ballistic missile with a range of 3,000 km that will be able to reach U.S. territory after modernisation, the Interfax news agency reported on Tuesday.

Interfax cited Anton Morozov, a lawmaker and member of the lower house of parliament's international affairs committee, who visited Pyongyang from Oct. 2-6.

North Korea aims to increase the range of its ballistic missiles to 9,000 km, Mr. Morozov was quoted as saying. “There was no talk about the deadline [for solving this task],” he said.