North Korea reportedly reached space on Wednesday with its first intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launched in nearly a year.
The ICBM's launch on Oct. 30, just days before the U.S. federal election on Nov. 5, was likely not coincidental, according to the Associated Press. The governments of U.S. and Japan both confirmed the launch, which flew for 86 minutes and soared to a record of 4,350 miles (7,000 km), the Washington Post stated, roughly 1,000 miles above the previous mark.
