US and South Korea conduct joint ballistic missile drill less than 24 hours after Kim Jong-un successfully launched first ICBM capable of hitting Alaska

United States and South Korea conducted a joint ballistic missile drill
South Korea says it was ‘intended as a strong warning against North Korean provocation’
Drill is in response to North Korea’s intercontinental ballistic missile launch
The ‘landmark’ test of a Hwasong-14 missile was overseen by leader Kim Jong-Un
It was fired from a site in the North Phyongan province into the Sea of Japan
It is believed to have reached an altitude of 1741 miles and flew 580 miles
UN Secretary-General António Guterres strongly condemned the missile test
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the U.S. will host an emergency meeting Wednesday with the United Nations Security Council