North Korea Fires Apparent ICBM In First Missile Test In 2 1/2 Months
This was North Korea's first missile launch since a test in mid-September. The Pentagon says it appears to be the third intercontinental ballistic missile Pyongyang has tested.
Updated at 4:25 p.m. ET
The Pentagon says initial assessments show a missile launched by North Korea was an intercontinental ballistic missile, which would make it the third ICBM tested by North Korea.
An initial analysis by David Wright, a missile expert at the Union of Concerned Scientists, shows that the missile has the farthest range of any projectile yet tested by North Korea — and specifically that it would be capable of reaching
