Pentagon says North Korea tested new, mobile-launched ICBM

By Justin Doubleday / July 5, 2017 at 2:07 PM
North Korea tested an intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time earlier this week, unveiling what the Pentagon said is a new type of missile shot from a mobile launching system. The missile tested by North Korea on Monday was "not one we've seen before," according to Defense Department spokesman Capt. Jeff Davis. He could not say whether the missile was assessed to be a variant of launch vehicles previously tested by North Korea, such as the Taepodong-2 or Hwasong-14,...

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