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North Korea Claims First Successful ICBM Test

North Korea said its newly developed intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which some experts believe has the range to reach Alaska and the Pacific Northwest of the U.S., can carry a large nuclear warhead.

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North Korea Claims First Successful ICBM Test

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  1. North Korea tests first ICBM

  2. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reacts with scientists and technicians of the DPRK Academy of Defence Science after the test-launch of the Hwasong-14.

  3. The intercontinental ballistic missile Hwasong-14 is seen during its test launch. Some analysts said the flight details suggested the new missile had a range of more than 8,000 km (4,970 miles), which would put parts of the U.S.

  4. The Panghyon Aircraft Factory in North Korea, near where North Korea launched a single, land-based intermediate range ballistic missile that was tracked for 37 minutes before landing in the Sea of Japan, according to the U.S.

  5. Kim Jong Un inspects the intercontinental ballistic missile Hwasong-14.

  6. Army personnel and people gather at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang to celebrate the successful test-launch of Hwasong-14. KCNA/via REUTERS

  7. The intercontinental ballistic missile Hwasong-14 is seen.

  8. Kim Jong Un looks on during the test-launch of the intercontinental ballistic missile Hwasong-14. "He, with a broad smile on his face, told officials, scientists and technicians that the U.S. would be displeased ...

  9. The intercontinental ballistic missile Hwasong-14. The launch was both earlier and "far more successful than expected," said U.S.-based missile expert John Schilling, a contributor to Washington-based North Korea monitoring project 38 North.

  10. Members who contributed to the success of the Hwasong-14 test launch arrive in Pyongyang. KCNA/via REUTERS

  11. Members who contributed to the success of the Hwasong-14 test launch arrive in Pyongyang. KCNA/via REUTERS

  12. Army personnel and people gather at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang to celebrate the successful test-launch Hwasong-14. KCNA/via REUTERS

  13. Army personnel and people gather at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang to celebrate the successful test-launch of Hwasong-14. KCNA/via REUTERS

  14. People watch a huge screen showing the test launch of intercontinental ballistic missile Hwasong-14. KCNA/via REUTERS

  15. Army personnel and people gather at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang to celebrate the successful test-launch of intercontinental ballistic rocket Hwasong-14.

  16. Kim Jong Un reacts with scientists and technicians of the DPRK Academy of Defence Science after the test-launch of the Hwasong-14. KCNA/via REUTERS

  17. Army personnel and people gather at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang to celebrate the successful test-launch of Hwasong-14. KCNA/via REUTERS

  18. Army personnel and people gather at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang to celebrate the successful test-launch of Hwasong-14. KCNA/via REUTERS

  19. The intercontinental ballistic missile Hwasong-14. North Korea appeared to have used a Chinese truck, originally sold for hauling timber, but converted for military use, to transport and erect the missile on Tuesday. KCNA/via REUTERS

  20. Kim Jong Un signs the order to carry out the test-fire of inter-continental ballistic rocket Hwasong-14. KCNA/via REUTERS

  21. The order to carry out the test-fire of inter-continental ballistic missile Hwasong-14. KCNA/via REUTERS

  22. Kim Jong Un looks on during the test-fire of inter-continental ballistic missile Hwasong-14. KCNA/via REUTERS

  23. The intercontinental ballistic missile Hwasong-14 is seen during its test.

  24. Kim Jong Un reacts during the test-fire. KCNA/via REUTERS

  25. A North Korean KRT TV presenter announces the successful launch of a new intercontinental ballistic missile. KRT/via REUTERS

  26. A man walks past a TV broadcasting a news report on North Korea's the Hwasong-14 missile, at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

  27. People watch a TV broadcast of a news report on North Korea's Hwasong-14 missile, at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

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