North Korea Tests Long-Range ICBM Missile

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un walks away from a missile in a photo released on 24 March 2022 by the Korean Central News Agency. Photograph: KCN/Reuters 

 

Daily Mail: North Korea launches new intercontinental ballistic missile that could 'hit New York' and flew higher than International Space Station: Biden condemns test and urges Japanese PM to join him in holding Kim Jong-Un to account 

* President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met on the sidelines of the G7 meeting in Brussels 

* Two men discussed North Korea's launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, with both condemning the action 

* They were spotted walking the halls of NATO headquarters together ahead of a meeting of G7 leaders 

* Earlier in the day, the White House condemned North Korea's launch, calling it a security threat to region 

* Warhead landed in Japan's economic exclusion zone after travelling 684 miles 

* First full North Korean ICMB test since 2017 in stark threat to President Biden 

* Kishida accused Pyonyang of an 'unacceptable act of violence' 

* Pyongyang says missile, which can carry nuclear warhead, can strike anywhere in continental US 

President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met on the sidelines of the G7 meeting in Brussels on Thursday to condemn North Korea's launch of a long-range ballistic missile - a major security risk to the Pacific region. 

The two men were spotted walking the halls of NATO headquarters together ahead of a planned formal photo of the leaders of the G7. Kishida traveled to Brussels for the G7 meeting, where leaders were set to discuss additional financial sanctions on Russia for its invasion of the Ukraine.  

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WNU Editor: South Korea believes this missile exploded shortly after it was launched .... North Korean projectile believed to have exploded soon after launch, South Korea says (CNN). 

North Korea Tests Long-Range ICBM Missile  

Dialing up pressure, North Korea tests long-range missile -- AP  

North Korea confirms missile testing and says Kim Jong-un oversaw launch -- The Guardian/Reuters  

North Korea test-launches new, massive missile capable of reaching Washington -- Washington Post  

North Korea fires first suspected ICBM since 2017 -- CNN  

North Korea has likely tested a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile, Japan says -- CNBC  

North Korea tests first intercontinental ballistic missile since 2017 -- Axios