North Korea conducted its longest-ever test of an intercontinental ballistic missile on Thursday, hours after US and South Korean defence chiefs condemned Pyongyang’s deployment of troops in Russia’s war against Ukraine.
The missile was launched on a lofted trajectory from Pyongyang just after 7am and landed in waters about 200km west of the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, Japan’s defence ministry reported.
South Korea’s defence intelligence agency had briefed lawmakers on Wednesday that North Korea was preparing for an ICBM test to attract Washington’s attention ahead of the US presidential election next week.
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