North Korea Fires Biggest Missile Since 2017 as It Tests Biden
- Suspected intermediate-range missile launched, neighbors say
- Latest test is part of Kim’s renewed focus on nuclear arsenal
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North Korea appeared to have fired one of its biggest ballistic missiles in almost five years, adding to its largest series of tests since Kim Jong Un took power as he forces his nuclear arsenal back onto the Biden administration’s agenda.
North Korea launched a suspected intermediate range missile for the first time since 2017, according to initial assessments from Japan and South Korea. The missile reached an altitude of up to 2,000 kilometers (1,240 miles) and had a flight distance of about 800 kilometers, the two neighbors said.