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The missile that changed the game

North Korea launched a missile capable of reaching the US. War is now on the agenda.

It wasn't the kind of Fourth of July firework the US enjoys: North Korea launched a missile that was capable of reaching the continental United States. President Trump said in January it wouldn't happen. But now it has. Steve Evans on what next.
(Photo: A North Korean picture of the launch of the Hwasong-14 ICBM at an undisclosed location
Credit: KCNA via AFP/Getty)

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蜜芽传媒 World Service except News Internet

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