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Intercontinental ballistic missile. according to the associated press, a newspaper run by the country's ruling party, published commentary on sunday accusing the us of quote - reckless military provocation that in their mind increase the threat of a nuclear war. when it comes to the reclusive ridging is official say all options are on the table. >> how many tests does it take and how many more times do we have to tell them, no escalation? the fact that they launched a icbm test is usually dangerous. not just for us but for so many of our friends in the world. and we have to put a stop to it. >...

Fired military drill to show the world and north korea leader jooukim jong-un its own military might. for its part, north korea is still celebrating the launch from the fourth of july. >> translator: a great success of the intercontinental ballistic missile launch is a demonstration of our mighty power. >> reporter: u.s. intelligence is urgently assessing what it knows about the north korea icbm test. and how soon it will be able to strike u.s. soil. >> we're still analyzing the latest test at this time. >> reporter: a question question, did the missile re-enter the earth's atmosphere intact? ...

>> all right. andrew stephens, good to see you this morning. >> let's bring in our cnn military analyst. retired air force colonel and former member of the joint chiefs of staff. i want to start with the thad missile defense system designed to intercept short and mid range missiles potentially coming from north korea. it's going to be tested sometime in the next couple of days and an official says the test was not prompted by the north's icbm test, we'll talk about china in a moment. what are the potential implications and the significance of this test now? >> well, good morning. i think the i...

>> south korea is stepping up military drills. >> our barbara starr has the report. >> reporter: south korea flexing its military muscle. conducting a naval military drill to show the world and north korean leader kim jong un it's own military might. for its part, north korea is still celebrating the launch from the fourth of july. >> translator: the great success of the intercontinental ballistic missile launch is the show of our mighty power. >> reporter: the u.s. is assessing what it knows about the north korean icbm test and how soon it will be able to strike u.s. soil. >> we're still anal...

Korean icbm test and how soon it will be able to strike u.s. soil. >> we're still analyzing the latest test at this time. >> reporter: a key question? did the missile reenter the earth's atmosphere intact? that would be a necessary step for a north korean icbm to hit a target. then there's the issue of placing a nuclear warhead on top of the missile. >> they're trying to miniaturize this warhead to put it on top of this icbm delivery system. i think it's a very serious threat. >> reporter: a threat that for now the u.s. is confronting peacefully. >> this is a diplomatically led international e...