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U.N. Security Council meeting over N. Korea ICBM test

North Korean Ambassador to the United Nations Kim Song speaks during an unscheduled meeting of the U.N. Security Council in New York on July 13, 2023, convened after North Korea's test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile.

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U.N. Security Council meeting over N. Korea ICBM test

The U.N. Security Council convenes an unscheduled meeting in New York on July 13, 2023, following North Korea's recent test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile.

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U.N. Security Council meeting over N. Korea ICBM test

The U.N. Security Council convenes an unscheduled meeting in New York on July 13, 2023, following North Korea's recent test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile.

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N. Korea fires ICBM-class missile

A large screen in Osaka's Umeda area shows on July 12, 2023, a news report that North Korea launched what appeared to be an intercontinental ballistic missile earlier in the day.

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N. Korea fires ICBM-class missile

Large screens in Osaka's Umeda area show on July 12, 2023, a news report that North Korea launched what appeared to be an intercontinental ballistic missile earlier in the day.

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U.N. meeting on N. Korea ICBM launch

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield (C) reads out a joint statement by 10 countries condemning North Korea for its recent launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, issued prior to a Security Council meeting at the world body's headquarters in New York on April 17, 2023.

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U.N. Security Council meets on N. Korea's ICBM launch

The U.N. Security Council holds a meeting at its headquarters in New York on March 20, 2023, following North Korea's launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile on March 16.

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Japan PM Kishida after N. Korea's ICBM test

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida enters his office in Tokyo on March 16, 2023, after North Korea test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile just hours before his meeting with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in the Japanese capital. The missile is believed to have fallen outside Japan's exclusive economic zone in the Sea of Japan.

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Japan PM Kishida after N. Korea's ICBM test

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press at his office in Tokyo on March 16, 2023, after North Korea test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile just hours before his meeting with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in the Japanese capital. The missile is believed to have fallen outside Japan's exclusive economic zone in the Sea of Japan.

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Japan PM Kishida after N. Korea's ICBM test

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press at his office in Tokyo on March 16, 2023, after North Korea test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile just hours before his meeting with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in the Japanese capital. The missile is believed to have fallen outside Japan's exclusive economic zone in the Sea of Japan.

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Scientist urges U.S. to end ICBM launch-ready posture

TOKYO, Japan - Gregory Kulacki, a senior analyst at the U.S.-based Union of Concerned Scientists, urges Japan to work for the termination of the U.S. government's launch-ready posture for nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles during his speech in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2014.

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Dongfeng-31 ICBM joins China's military parade

BEIJING, China - The nuclear-capable Dongfeng-31 intercontinental ballistic missile joins a military parade in Beijing as part of the Oct. 1 National Day celebrations, as military jets and helicopters roar overhead.

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Chinese leadership's publicity event in Beijing

Photo taken on Oct. 12, 2022, shows the Dong Feng-41 ICBM missile on display at an event held in Beijing to disseminate the achievements of China's leadership under President Xi Jinping in the past 10 years.

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N. Korea launched "monster" Hwasong-17 ICBM on Thurs. to counter U.S.

People watch Korean Central Television's news of the previous day's launch by North Korea of a new "Hwasong-17" intercontinental ballistic missile in Pyongyang on March 25, 2022. North Korea confirmed it fired a new "Hwasong-17" intercontinental ballistic missile under the guidance of leader Kim Jong Un, state-run media reported Friday, jeopardizing regional security and reminding the United States of the threat the nation can pose. The ICBM, fired from Pyongyang International Airport, was claimed to have traveled up to a maximum altitude of 6,248.5 kilometers and a distance of 1,090 km on its 68-minute flight before hitting a target in the Sea of Japan, according to the official Korean Central News Agency. Kim was quoted by KCNA as saying North Korea has been "fully ready for long-standing confrontation with the U.S. imperialists," as bilateral talks between Washington and Pyongyang on denuclearization and sanctions relief have been stalled for more than two years.

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N. Korea's launch of Hwasong-17 ICBM

North Korean citizens read the Rodong Sinmun, the ruling Workers' Party of Korea's newspaper, in Pyongyang on March 25, 2022. The newspaper reported on the previous day's launch by North Korea of a new "Hwasong-17" intercontinental ballistic missile.

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N. Korea's launch of Hwasong-17 ICBM

People watch Korean Central Television's news of the previous day's launch by North Korea of a new "Hwasong-17" intercontinental ballistic missile in Pyongyang on March 25, 2022.

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S. Korea fires missiles in response to DPRK's ICBM test-firing

STORY: S. Korea fires missiles in response to DPRK's ICBM test-firing DATELINE: March 25, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:12 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of South Korea's missile launch (Courtesy of South Korea's Ministry of National Defense) STORYLINE: The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Thursday testfired what was believed to be an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) off its east coast, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said. In response to the DPRK's ICBM test-firing, the South Korean military launched five missiles from ground, sea and air off its east coast from 4:25 p.m. local time (0725 GMT), the JCS said in a statement. According to the JCS, it detected one ICBM launched toward the eastern waters from the Sunan area in Pyongyang at about 2:34 p.m. local time (0534 GMT). The missile was fired on a lofted trajectory, traveling about 1,080 km at a top altitude of over 6,200 km. It marked the DPRK's first known ICBM test-launch in over four years since

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N. Korea fires new type of ICBM in full-scale test

North Korea fired Thursday a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile, Japan's Defense Ministry said, with the biggest-scale launch in terms of flight time and altitude coming at a time when international attention is focused on Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The South Korean military said a projectile was fired eastward from the Sunan area in Pyongyang at 2:34 p.m., flying 1,080 kilometers and reaching an altitude of 6,200 km, and that it was presumed to be an ICBM-level missile. Estimated to have flown 71 minutes, reaching an altitude of more than 6,000 km, it is the longest and highest a North Korean missile has flown, a ministry official said. An ICBM launched by Pyongyang in November 2017 flew 53 minutes and reached an altitude of over 4,000 km.

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N. Korea's test-firing of ICBM

A large screen on a street in Tokyo shows news that an intercontinental ballistic missile test-fired by North Korea fell within Japan's exclusive economic zone in the Sea of Japan on March 24, 2022.

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N. Korea's Kim seeks to expand key missile facility amid ICBM concern

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has instructed his officials to expand a key missile facility to launch a variety of rockets, state-run media reported Friday, with Pyongyang believed to have tested intercontinental ballistic missiles recently. Kim inspected the Sohae Satellite Launching Station in Dongchang-ri in the country's northwest, the Korean Central News Agency said, although it did not state when he visited the facility, which was previously used to test ICBM engines.

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N. Korea hints at resuming nuclear, ICBM tests to counter U.S.

North Korea on Thursday hinted at resuming nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missile tests, saying it may restart "activities" that it had temporarily suspended to build trust with former U.S. President Donald Trump. A key ruling party gathering held Wednesday concluded that North Korea should take "practical action to more reliably and effectively increase our physical strength" to counter the United States, the official Korean Central News Agency reported. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who held talks with Trump three times, presided over the meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, according to KCNA. People wearing face masks walk in Pyongyang on Jan. 20, 2022, amid worries over the novel coronavirus.

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China voices grave concern over latest N. Korean ICBM test

Combined photo shows Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. China said on Nov. 29, 2017, that it was gravely concerned by North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile test earlier in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea claims 1st successful launch of ICBM

Undated photo shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. North Korea announced on July 4, 2017, its first "successful" launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile through its official broadcaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea's ICBM threatens U.S., Asia remains priority: Mattis

File photo taken in October 2015 shows a large missile believed to be an intercontinental ballistic missile in a military parade at Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square. U.S. Defense Secretary-designate James Mattis said on Jan. 12, 2017 that North Korea's plans to test-fire an ICBM pose a "serious threat" to the United States, vowing to work closely with Japan and South Korea to counter Pyongyang's weapons programs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scientist urges U.S. to end ICBM launch-ready posture

TOKYO, Japan - Gregory Kulacki, a senior analyst at the U.S.-based Union of Concerned Scientists, urges Japan to work for the termination of the U.S. government's launch-ready posture for nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles during his speech in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2014. (Kyodo)

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News on 2nd ICBM launch aired in Pyongyang

North Koreans watch a large screen in Pyongyang on July 29, 2017, broadcasting the success of North Korea's second launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile. North Korea said the test verified it now has the ability to carry out a surprise attack on all parts of the U.S. mainland. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's lower house passes resolution condemning N. Korea ICBM test

Japan's House of Representatives adopts at a plenary session in Tokyo on Dec. 5, 2017 a resolution condemning North Korea's launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile the previous week. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's lower house passes resolution condemning N. Korea ICBM test

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attends a House of Representatives plenary session in Tokyo on Dec. 5, 2017. The lower house adopted a resolution condemning North Korea's launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile the previous week. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's lower house passes resolution condemning N. Korea ICBM test

Japan's House of Representatives adopts at a plenary session in Tokyo on Dec. 5, 2017 a resolution condemning North Korea's launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile the previous week. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's upper house adopts resolution slamming N. Korea ICBM test

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe addresses the House of Councillors after it unanimously adopts a resolution on Dec. 4, 2017, condemning North Korea's latest test-launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile that landed in Japan's exclusive economic zone the previous week. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's upper house adopts resolution slamming N. Korea ICBM test

Japan's House of Councillors unanimously adopts a resolution on Dec. 4, 2017, condemning North Korea's latest test-launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile that landed in Japan's exclusive economic zone the previous week. Sitting in the front row are Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and Finance Minister Taro Aso. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's upper house adopts resolution slamming N. Korea ICBM test

Japan's House of Councillors unanimously adopts a resolution on Dec. 4, 2017, condemning North Korea's latest test-launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile that landed in Japan's exclusive economic zone the previous week. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea ICBM test

A TV screen in Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2017, reports that North Korea has test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile the same day, claiming it could hit the U.S. mainland. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea ICBM test

A TV screen at Seoul Station on Nov. 29, 2017, reports that North Korea has test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile the same day, claiming it could hit the U.S. mainland. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea ICBM test

People look at photos of ballistic missiles in front of the North Korean Embassy in Beijing on Nov. 29, 2017. Pyongyang test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile the same day, claiming it could hit the U.S. mainland. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emergency drill in Japan following N. Korea ICBM test

First graders at an elementary school in Morioka of northeastern Japan's Iwate Prefecture shelter under their desks in their classroom during an emergency drill on Nov. 29, 2017, under the scenario of a ballistic missile launch. North Korea launched an intercontinental ballistic missile earlier in the day that fell into waters off the northern tip of Japan's Honshu main island. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emergency drill in Japan following N. Korea ICBM test

First graders at an elementary school in Morioka of northeastern Japan's Iwate Prefecture shelter under their desks in their classroom during an emergency drill on Nov. 29, 2017, under the scenario of a ballistic missile launch. North Korea launched an intercontinental ballistic missile earlier in the day that fell into waters off the northern tip of Japan's Honshu main island. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emergency drill in Japan following N. Korea ICBM test

Sixth graders at an elementary school in Morioka in northeastern Japan's Iwate Prefecture sit in a corridor during an emergency drill on Nov. 29, 2017, under the scenario of a ballistic missile launch. North Korea launched an intercontinental ballistic missile earlier in the day that fell into waters off the northern tip of Japan's Honshu main island. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emergency drill in Japan following N. Korea ICBM test

Sixth graders at an elementary school in Morioka in northeastern Japan's Iwate Prefecture sit in a corridor during an emergency drill on Nov. 29, 2017, under the scenario of a ballistic missile launch. North Korea launched an intercontinental ballistic missile earlier in the day that fell into waters off the northern tip of Japan's Honshu main island. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea ICBM test

South Korea's Yonhap News TV reports on Nov. 29, 2017, that a North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile launched earlier in the day has fallen into waters within Japan's exclusive economic zone. Footage shown was of a previous launch. ==Kyodo

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N. Korea ICBM test

A South Korean television program reports on Nov. 29, 2017, on the launch of a North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile. Footage in the background shows a previous launch. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea claims new type of "most powerful" ICBM can hit all U.S.

People celebrate in front of a large screen in Pyongyang showing what North Korea claims was the successful launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile on Nov. 29, 2017, a new missile that is capable of hitting anywhere on the U.S. mainland. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea claims new type of "most powerful" ICBM can hit all U.S.

North Korean citizens watch news of their country's latest intercontinental ballistic missile launch on a large screen in front of Pyongyang Station on Nov. 29, 2017. North Korea claimed it has successfully test-fired a new missile that is capable of hitting anywhere on the U.S. mainland. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea claims new type of "most powerful" ICBM can hit all U.S.

North Korean citizens watch news of their country's latest intercontinental ballistic missile launch on a large screen in front of Pyongyang Station on Nov. 29, 2017. North Korea claimed it has successfully test-fired a new missile that is capable of hitting anywhere on the U.S. mainland. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China voices grave concern over N. Korea ICBM test

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang speaks at a press briefing in Beijing on Nov. 29, 2017. He said China was gravely concerned by North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile test earlier in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China voices grave concern over N. Korea ICBM test

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang speaks at a press briefing in Beijing on Nov. 29, 2017. He said China was gravely concerned by North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile test earlier in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China voices grave concern over N. Korea ICBM test

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang speaks at a press briefing in Beijing on Nov. 29, 2017. He said China was gravely concerned by North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile test earlier in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea claims successful test of H-bomb for ICBM

North Koreans celebrate in front of a large screen in Pyongyang on Sept. 3, 2017, after hearing news of the successful test of a hydrogen bomb that can be mounted on an intercontinental ballistic missile, marking the country's sixth nuclear test. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea claims successful test of H-bomb for ICBM

People look at a large screen in Pyongyang on Sept. 3, 2017, showing the signature of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on an order to test a hydrogen bomb that can be mounted on an intercontinental ballistic missile. North Korea said the same day that it had successfully conducted its sixth nuclear test. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea leader orders more rocket engine, warhead production

Photos of an ICBM test-launch are displayed in front of Pyongyang Station on Aug. 23, 2017, when it was reported that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered the country's key science institute to produce more solid-fuel rocket engines and warhead tips. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo