N Korea launches a prohibited missile in its longest flight to date.
The ICBM was launched at a steep angle and traveled up to 7,000 kilometers (4,350 miles). This indicates that if it had been launched horizontally, it would have traveled a greater distance.
In addition to breaking UN restrictions, Thursday's launch coincided with Pyongyang's increasingly aggressive statements toward Seoul and deteriorating ties between the two Koreas.
In addition, South Korea issued a warning on Wednesday that the North was getting ready to launch an ICBM around the US presidential election on November 5.
Weapons that "fire farther and higher" are the goal of the test, according to Seoul's defense ministry.
In a rare same-day statement by official media, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called the launch "appropriate military action" and said it demonstrated "our will to respond to our enemies."
"I affirm that [North Korea] will never change its line of bolstering up its nuclear forces," Kim stated.
The launch on Thursday was described as a "flagrant violation of multiple UN Security Council resolutions" by the United States.
In a statement, White House National Security Council spokesman Sean Savett stated, "It only shows that [North Korea] continues to prioritize its unlawful weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs over the well-being of its people."
In reaction to the launch, South Korea declared it would put more sanctions on the North.
In defiance of severe and protracted UN sanctions, Pyongyang last shot an ICBM in December 2023. That rocket traveled almost 1,000 kilometers in 73 minutes.
According to North Korean specialists, the launch was intended to increase the payload of its missiles.
According to Kim Dong-yup, an assistant professor at the University of North Korean Studies, Pyongyang has been creating missiles that have the ability to "hit the US mainland even if it carries a larger and heavier warhead" or possibly multiple warheads.
Japan, a neighbor, said that it watched Thursday's launch.
Following the launch, South Korean and American officials convened and decided to "take strong and varied response measures," according to a statement from the South Korean military.
"Our military maintains full readiness as we closely share North Korean ballistic information with US and Japanese authorities," it stated.
The launch on Thursday follows accusations from the US and South Korea that North Korea is supporting Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine by deploying troops to Russia.
An estimated 10,000 North Korean soldiers have been sent to eastern Russia for training, according to the Pentagon. The United States announced earlier this week that a "small number" had been dispatched to Kursk in western Russia, and that thousands more were on the way.
Growing worries about the strengthening relations between Putin and Kim have been exacerbated by the reported presence of North Korean personnel in Russia.
Moscow and Pyongyang have neither acknowledged or refuted these claims.
The launch on Thursday follows accusations from the US and South Korea that North Korea is supporting Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine by deploying troops to Russia.
An estimated 10,000 North Korean soldiers have been sent to eastern Russia for training, according to the Pentagon. The United States announced earlier this week that a "small number" had been dispatched to Kursk in western Russia, and that thousands more were on the way.
Growing worries about the strengthening relations between Putin and Kim have been exacerbated by the reported presence of North Korean personnel in Russia.
Moscow and Pyongyang have neither acknowledged or refuted these claims.
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