North Korea Says New Missile Can Carry 'Large' Nuclear Warhead
- Could reach Guam, representing ‘substantial advance’: analyst
- Test seen as step toward intercontinental ballistic missile
North Korea Missile Launch Seen a Challenge
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North Korea boasted on Monday that its new rocket could carry a “large-size heavy nuclear warhead” over long distances, with analysts estimating that it could reach U.S. military forces on the island of Guam.
Kim Jong Un witnessed Sunday’s launch of the “new ground-to-ground medium long-range strategic ballistic rocket Hwasong-12,” the official Korean Central News Agency said. It was fired at a steep trajectory “in consideration of the security of neighboring countries,” reaching an altitude of 2,111.5 kilometers (1,312 miles) before hitting open waters 787 kilometers away, KCNA said.