American missile defense and reconnaissance forces in the Pacific have been placed in a state of 'enhanced readiness.'
Highlights of Today in History: Alexander Graham Bell successfully tests telephone; James Earl Ray pleads guilty to MLK assassination; Soviet leader Konstantin Chernenko dies; Scarsdale Diet author killed; Odd Couple opens on Broadway. WASHINGTON — The Biden administration says two North Korean missile launches in recent weeks were test firings of a powerful new long-range ICBM and warned Thursday that a full-range test could soon follow.
The official outlined the U.S. intelligence assessment of the recent launches on the condition of anonymity.Satellite images appear to show construction at North Korean nuclear site The 2017 launch was part of a series of tests that prompted then-President Donald Trump to threaten North Korea's leaders with"fire and fury" and brought the two countries to the brink of more serious conflict.
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North Korea testing new ICBMs, US says, warns more comingThe Biden administration says two North Korean missile launches in recent weeks were test firings of a powerful new long-range ICBM and warned Thursday that a full-range test could soon follow.
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North Korea Testing New ICBMs, US Says, Warns More ComingThe Biden administration says two North Korean missile launches in recent weeks were in fact test-firings of a new long-range ICBM.
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US: North Korea testing new ICBM systemNorth Korea deployed a relatively new inter-continental ballistic missile system in February 26 and March 4 test-firings, US says, calling it a serious escalation requiring a united global response
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US steps up intelligence and surveillance efforts on North Korea following multiple missile launchesUS Indo-Pacific Command said it is stepping up its intelligence and surveillance activities in the Yellow Sea, between China and the Korean Peninsula, following the recent launches by North Korea
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