North Korea Test-Fires ICBM That Could Put Entire U.S. in Range
- Launch risks stirring tensions as Trump weighs his response
- South Korea’s Moon warns of ‘uncontrollable’ situation
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North Korea shattered a two-month period of relative quiet by test-firing a missile that analysts say may put the U.S. east coast in range.
Japan said the intercontinental ballistic missile flew for 53 minutes on a lofted trajectory and may have reached an altitude of more than 4,000 kilometers (2,500 miles) before landing in waters about 250 kilometers from its northwest coast. U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis said that it flew higher than any previous North Korean launch.