North Korea Claims Its First Successful Launch of an ICBM
- Launch risks serious escalation with U.S., Asian neighbors
- State’s aim is capability to deliver a nuclear attack on U.S.
North Korea Claims Successful ICBM Launch
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North Korea said Tuesday it successfully test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile, a claim that brings the isolated state closer to its aim of building a device capable of hitting the continental U.S. with a nuclear warhead.
The missile was a newly-developed ICBM that reached an altitude of 2,800 kilometers (1,740 miles) and was fired at its highest angle, an announcer said on North Korean state television. She said the projectile that flew for 39 minutes could hit "anywhere in the world.”