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Evening Standard
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Lydia Chantler-Hicks

North Korea test-fires intercontinental ballistic missile towards Japan with range to strike entire US

North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Friday that was believed capable of striking the entire US.

The missile landed near Japanese waters, in North Korea’s second major weapons test this month that showed a potential ability to launch nuclear strikes on all of the United States mainland.

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