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Mar 25 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Kim Jong Un personally oversaw the test-firing of North Korea's largest-ever intercontinental ballistic missile, ensuring his country is ready for "long-standing confrontation" with the United States, according to state media
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Charts showing test flight altitudes and estimated ranges of North Korea's most powerful missiles
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#BREAKING North Korea has 'likely more in store' after missile test: White House
#UPDATE North Korea probably has "more in store" after successfully test-firing a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile this week, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Friday

📸 Kim Jong Un witnessed the test-firing of the ICBM on March 24

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