Topline
North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) potentially capable of carrying a nuclear warhead to anywhere on the U.S. mainland, Japan’s defense minister reportedly said on Friday, the latest in a series of inflammatory maneuvers as tensions in the region soar and concerns grow that Pyongyang is preparing to carry out a major nuclear weapons test.
Key Facts
North Korea’s military fired an ICBM capable of reaching anywhere on the U.S. mainland, said Japan’s defense minister Yasukazu Hamada on Friday, according to multiple news reports.
The missile, designed to carry nuclear warheads over long distances, landed in the sea to the west of an island in Japan’s northern Hokkaido prefecture, inside the country’s exclusive economic zone.
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