SEOUL South Korea's intelligence agency does not believe North Korea has secured re-entry capabilities for its intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) program, a South Korean lawmaker said on Tuesday, disputing Pyongyang's account. <\/p>\n
North Korea launched what was said to be a nuclear-capable ICBM last week as it presses on with its nuclear and missile programs in defiance of United Nations sanctions. <\/p>\n
Pyongyang's state media said last week's test successfully verified the atmospheric re-entry of the warhead loaded on the test-launched missile, which experts say may be able to reach the U.S. state of Alaska. <\/p>\n
However, Yi Wan-young, who is also a member of South Korean parliament's intelligence committee, told reporters during a televised briefing that South Korea's National Intelligence Service has not been able to confirm that re-entry was successful. <\/p>\n
\"Considering how North Korea does not have any testing facilities (for re-entry technology), the agency believes (North Korea) has not yet secured that technology,\" he said. <\/p>\n
Yi said the agency believed the missile launched last week was a modified version of the KN-17 intermediate range missile that was tested in May. <\/p>\n
He also said the agency had not detected any unusual activity at North Korea's Punggye-ri nuclear test site. <\/p>\n
(Reporting by Se Young Lee; Editing by Paul Tait) <\/p>\n
DOHA U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told reporters in Doha on Tuesday that Qatar had \"reasonable\" views in the month-old diplomatic row with Arab neighbors and he was hopeful of progress toward a resolution. <\/p>\n
BERLIN Germany welcomes signs the United States is engaging with Russia on Ukraine and Syria, but worries it will struggle to play a constructive role as long as its policy aims remain confused and the furor rages on over Moscow's role in the U.S. election, a senior German official said. <\/p>\n
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