North Korea claims to have tested first intercontinental ballistic missile
By: The Associated Press
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military says it is analyzing with the United States whether North Korea really has test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile.
Cho Han Gyu, director of operations at South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, told a televised briefing that South Korean and U.S. intelligence authorities are determining whether a missile launched Tuesday has ICBM capability, as North Korea claims.
The launch was the latest in a series of tests by North Korea as it works to develop a nuclear-tipped missile that could reach the United States.
Cho said the missile demonstrated an improved range over an intermediate-range missile that North Korea tested on May 14.
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