North Korea Conducts Longest-Ever Missile Test, Raises Tensions

North Korea says it tested solid-fuel hypersonic missile

North Korea announced on Thursday that it had conducted an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test, marking a significant advancement in its missile capabilities. The test, believed to have achieved the longest flight time for a North Korean missile, comes just days before the United States presidential election.

South Korea's intelligence agency had issued warnings that Pyongyang was planning to test an ICBM to assess its reentry technology around the time of the election. Both Japan and South Korea indicated that the missile launched could have been an ICBM.