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North Korean claim of successful ICBM test likely to raise alarm in Tokyo — and Anchorage

Passers-by in Tokyo on Tuesday look at a large monitor showing news of North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile test. | REUTERS

By Reiji Yoshida and Jesse Johnson
Staff Writers

Jul 4, 2017

In a move expected to have far-reaching implications — including for Japan — North Korea proclaimed a successful launch of its first intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Tuesday that it said "can strike any place in the world."

North Korean state-run television said the missile, known as the Hwasong-14, reached an altitude of 2,800 km and hit a target after flying 933 km. It said the test had been overseen by leader Kim Jong Un.

State-run TV said the launch — which came as Americans prepared to mark Independence Day in the U.S. — was of "a very powerful ICBM that can strike any place in the world" and was "a major breakthrough in the history of our country."

North Korean claim of successful ICBM test likely to raise alarm in Tokyo — and Anchorage

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