North Korea caused some confusion about a missile’s capability by launching the rocket at an almost vertical trajectory. The missile hit an altitude of more than 2,000km and landed about 700km from where it was launched. With a lower angle trajectory, analysts believe it would have been able to travel 4,500km, reaching US bases in Japan or the Pacific territory of Guam.
BREAKING: North Korea announces it has successfully tested an intercontinental ballistic missile https://t.co/2oEm0qoR9j pic.twitter.com/yk69iuH6Ts
— CNN International (@cnni) July 4, 2017
North Korea is increasing the pace of its ballistic missile tests and unveiling new, advanced rockets https://t.co/d5QZsnGicO pic.twitter.com/5Yv5iEInhW
— Financial Times (@FT) July 4, 2017
Trump on Kim Jong Un after North Korea’s missile launch: “Does this guy have anything better to do with his life?” https://t.co/llbmFPYK9P pic.twitter.com/JCPsWHCM3G
— CNN (@CNN) July 4, 2017
Ballistic missile fired from North Korea's western coast believed to have landed in Japan's exclusive economic zone https://t.co/7YcxqaXpB0 pic.twitter.com/GQ9kY8Ag5J
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) July 4, 2017