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North Korea tests largest ICBM, US condemns return to long-range launches

'This launch is a brazen violation of multiple UNSC resolutions and needlessly raises tensions and risks destabilising the security situation in the region,' says White House press secretary

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People watch a TV showing a file image of North Korea's missile launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul (Photo: AP/PTI)

Reuters Seoul
North Korea conducted what is thought to be its largest intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test ever on Thursday, the South Korean and Japanese militaries said, marking a dramatic end to a self-imposed moratorium on long-range testing.
It would be the first full-capability launch of the nuclear-armed state's largest missiles since 2017, and represents a major step in the North's development of weapons that might be able to deliver nuclear warheads anywhere in the United States.
 
The North's return to major weapons tests also poses a new national security headache for U.S. President Joe Biden as he responds to Russia's invasion of

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