North Korea fires ICBM with range to hit U.S.

North Korea has test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) capable of striking anywhere in the United States, according to officials from South Korea and Japan


NORTH KOREAN MISSILE RANGES (estimated) 

Atlantic Ocean
UK
SOUTH AFRICA
RUSSIA
North Korea
1
CHINA 
JAPAN
2
INDIA
Indian Ocean
AUSTRALIA
3
ALASKA (U.S.)
CANADA 
U.S.
Pacific Ocean
4 5
BRAZIL 
ARGENTINA


1 Hwasong-7 

Range
1,500km

First test
1993


2 Hwasong-10

Range
4,000km

First test
2016


3 Hwasong-14

Range
10,000km

First test
May 2017


4 Hwasong-15

Range
13,000km

First test
Nov 2017


5 Hwasong-18

Range
15,000km

Tested
Apr, Jul 2023

Dec 18, 2023
Launch of North Korean ICBM likely to be third test of Hwasong-18


Sources: Centre for Strategic and International Studies, CNN, Reuters
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