It hit an altitude of more than 6000kms at a lofted trajectory, with a range of around 1000kms before splashing down in waters between Japan and South Korea.
The test was roundly condemned by the international community, with Fumio Kishida, the Japanese prime minister calling it a threat to peace and security of the region and the world.
In Washington, US National Security Council spokesperson Adam Hodge called it “a brazen violation of multiple UN Security Council resolutions and needlessly raises tensions and risks destabilising the security situation in the region.”
The United Nations Security Council will meet publicly on Thursday to discuss the latest missile launch.
The meeting was requested by the UK, US, Albania, France, Japan and Malta.
