The U.S. quickly condemned North Korea's ICBM launch and vowed to take 'all necessary measures' to guarantee the safety of its own mainland and of allies South Korea and Japan.
fired an intercontinental ballistic missile that landed near Japanese waters Friday in its second major weapons test this month, South Korea and Japan said. The missile had the potential to reach all of the U.S. mainland, according to Japan's defense minister.
Vice President Kamala Harris holds a meeting about North Korea's missile launch on November 18, 2022, with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo of South Korea, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada, at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Bangkok, Thailand.
A photo provided by South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff is said to show a South Korean Air Force F-35 fighter jet taking part in an exercise on November 18, 2022.
Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada told reporters the altitude suggests the missile was launched on a high angle. He said depending on the weight of a warhead placed on the missile, the weapon has a range exceeding 9,320 miles,"in which case it could cover the entire mainland United States."
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