North Korea just tested a missile that experts say could reach anywhere in the US
Alex Lockie at Business Insider
http://www.businessinsider.com/north-korea-tested-missile-8100-miles-hit-the-entire-us-2017-11
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North Korea tested a missile on Tuesday that experts say could reach any part of the US.
The missile flew about 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) and landed in the sea east of Japan, but crested at a remarkable 4,500 kilometers (2,800 miles) above the Earth's surface, making it the highest and longest-lasting flight North Korea has completed to date.
North Korea previously tested intercontinental-ranged ballistic missiles, but those did not display ranges sufficient to hit important targets on the US's East Coast.
David Wright, a physicist and the codirector of the Union of Concerned Scientists' global security program, wrote in a recent blog post that North Korea's latest missile could likely fly 8,100 miles on a normal trajectory, enough to reach anywhere in the continental US.
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