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North Korea said on Wednesday it had successfully tested a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that puts the entire continental United States within reach of its nuclear weapons. The information is from Reuters.

The first test of a North Korean missile since September comes a week after US President Donald Trump reinstated North Korea into a list of countries that, according to Washington, support terrorism, allowing for the imposition of new sanctions on North Koreans.

North Korea, which also held its sixth and largest nuclear test in September, has fired dozens of ballistic missiles at tests under the leadership of the country's leader, Kim Jong Un, in a challenge to international sanctions. The latest test, conducted yesterday, represented the longest distance a North Korean missile has ever flown, falling into the sea near Japan. The Pyongyang government said the missile reached an altitude of about 4,475 kilometers and flew 950 kilometers during 53 minutes.

"Missile power"

"After witnessing the successful launch of the new ICBM Hwasong-15 model, Kim Jong Un proudly stated that we have now finally realized the great historical cause of completing the state's nuclear force and building a missile power," said a statement read North Korean state TV.

North Korea described itself as a "responsible nuclear power," claiming that its strategic weapons were developed to defend the country "from the policy of blackmail and the nuclear threat of the US imperialists."

Many nuclear experts say North Korea has yet to prove that it has mastered all technical barriers, including the ability to install a heavy nuclear warhead reliably in an ICBM, but they believe that will soon.

"We will not like this, but we will have to learn to live with North Korea's ability to reach the United States with nuclear weapons," said Jeffrey Lewis, head of the Middlebury Institute's Nuclear Nonproliferation Program based on International Studies. in California.

With Reuters information