NORTH KOREA confirmed Sunday’s ballistic missile test yesterday — claiming it had taken a major step forward in its nuclear capabilities.

The country’s KCNA news agency said the test of the “strategic” medium-long range Pukguksong-2 was successful, after Kim Jong Un “personally guided” the missile launch.

It claimed the missile has a solid fuel engine which would allow the weapon to be launched within minutes, evade interception by anti-ballistic missiles and carry a nuclear warhead.