North Korean Submarine Launch Shows Progress

North Korea’s latest submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) test demonstrated real progress in advancing the military’s ability to launch a nuclear strike on the U.S. mainland or any other target in the world. The missile, fired from near the coastal city of Sinpo early Wednesday morning, travelled about 500 kilometers before falling into the sea inside Japan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ). Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called the North Korean provocation an...

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