President Trump downplays new North Korea missile tests: 'I believe that Kim Jong Un fully realizes the great economic potential of North Korea, & will do nothing to interfere or end it.'
The North's missile test also came just days after the United States tested its Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg Air Base in California. Though such launches are planned well in advance and not directed at any specific country, they are seen by North Korea as highly provocative.it flight-tested an intercontinental ballistic missile that demonstrated the potential capability to reach deep into the U.S.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervises a "strike drill" in a photo taken by the official Korean Central News Agency on Saturday.It is believed to be modeled after Russia's 9K720 Iskander mobile short-range ballistic missile system. The solid-fuel missile, first revealed in a military parade in Pyongyang in February last year, is designed to be maneuverable during flight to boost its accuracy and thwart interception.
Experts noted that despite its physical resemblance, the North Korean missile may be a less capable version of the Russian Iskander, which can carry a nuclear warhead and strike targets as far as 310 miles away. A less capable version is still a clear danger to U.S. allies and American troops stationed in the region.
The distance between Wonsan, where the launch was held, and the South Korean capital of Seoul is roughly 124 miles. More than
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