North Korea Claims Its Newest Missile Puts All Of US In Striking Range

#UPDATE North Korea claims it has achieved its goal of becoming a nuclear state after successfully testing a new intercontinental ballistic missile that puts the 'whole mainland of the US' within its range https://t.co/hf2jiLTPPo pic.twitter.com/q9sUIfI5on

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Reuters: North Korea says tests new ICBM, can reach all U.S. mainland

SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea said on Wednesday it had successfully tested a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that could reach all of the U.S. mainland.

The missile test, North Korea’s first since mid-September, came a week after U.S. President Donald Trump put North Korea back on a U.S. list of countries it says support terrorism, allowing it to impose more sanctions.

North Korea has conducted dozens of ballistic missile tests under its leader, Kim Jong Un, in defiance of international sanctions. Trump has vowed not to let North Korea develop nuclear missiles that can hit the mainland United States.

In a broadcast on state TV, North Korea said the new powerful missile reached an altitude of around 4,475 km (2,780 miles) - more than 10 times the height of the international space station - and flew 950 km (600 miles) during its 53 minute flight.

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