North Korea launches a suspected new long-range missile designed to strike US

Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea test-launched a suspected new long-range missile designed to strike the continental U.S. as the United States warned that North Korean troops in Russian uniforms are heading toward Ukraine likely to augment Russian forces. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said it detected a ballistic missile launched on a high angle from North Korea’s capital region Thursday. Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani told reporters the launch could involve a new missile, citing its flight duration of one hour and 26 minutes, which he said is the longest for a North Korean missile test. The United States described the weapon as an intercontinental ballistic missile and condemned North Korea for the launch.