N. Korea claims it successfully tested ICBM

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North Korea claims to have successfully test-fired a newly developed intercontinental ballistic missile.
Unlike previous instances, this time, experts believe the projectile may fulfil the technical definition of an ICBM.
Kim Hyun-bin starts us off from the defense ministry.
North Korea launched a ballistic missile Tuesday morning... and it was confirmed by South Korea's military to have flown some 930 kilometers into the East Sea.
A few hours later, North Korea's state-run Korean Central TV claimed that the missile was a newly developed ICBM.


"Our scientists and technicians have developed and successfully test-launched a new ICBM called Hwasong-14."

North Korea claims the missile had an airborne time of 39 minutes and hit its target in the East Sea with precision.


"The missile was fired vertically and did not threaten the safety of neighboring countries. The ICBM reached an altitude of 2,802 kilometers and flew a distance of 933 kilometers. "

The U.S.-based Union of Concerned Scientists conducted an analysis of the flight time and distance... and concluded that on a standard trajectory... the missile could have a maximum range of more than 67-hundred kilometers.
That would make it capable of hitting all parts of Alaska but short of reaching the U.S. mainland or Hawaii.
However the report added that a lack of information makes it hard to determine if the latest launch was a modified version of the intermediate-range Hwasong-12 launched in mid-May.
If their report is correct, however, North Korea now has a weapon that meets the technical definition of an ICBM, which requires a minimum range of 55-hundred kilometers.
Kim Hyun-bin, Arirang News.

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i can't believe this guy. On 4 of July he shot another ICBM? NOT GOOD

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