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North Korea test-fires ICBM with range to strike entire US

In this photo provided by South Korean Defense Ministry, South Korean Air Force F-35 fighter jet fires a GBU-12 aerial laser-guided bomb at a firing range near its land border with North Korea, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. Later Friday, South Korea's military said its F-35 fighter jets conducted drills simulating aerial strikes on North Korean mobile missile launchers at a firing range near its land border with North Korea. It said a group of eight South Korean and U.S. fighter jets separately performed flight training off the Korean Peninsula's east coast. (South Korean Defense Ministry via AP) In this photo provided by South Korean Defense Ministry, four South Korean Air Force F-35 fighter jets, left top, and four US Air Force F-16 fighter jets fly over South Korea during a joint air drill in South Korea, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile that landed near Japanese waters Friday in its second major weapons test this month that showed a potential ability to launch nuclear strikes on all of the U.S. mainland. (South Korean Defense Ministry via AP) In this photo provided by South Korean Defense Ministry, South Korean Air Force F-35 fighter jet fires a GBU-12 aerial laser-guided bomb at a firing range near its land border with North Korea, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. South Korea's military said Friday its F-35 fighter jets conducted drills simulating aerial strikes on North Korean mobile missile launchers at a firing range near its land border with North Korea. It said a group of eight South Korean and U.S. fighter jets separately performed flight training off the Korean Peninsula's east coast. (South Korean Defense Ministry via AP) In this photo provided by South Korean Defense Ministry, four South Korean Air Force F-35 fighter jets, left top, and four US Air Force F-16 fighter jets fly over South Korea during a joint air drill in South Korea, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile that landed near Japanese waters Friday in its second major weapons test this month that showed a potential ability to launch nuclear strikes on all of the U.S. mainland. (South Korean Defense Ministry via AP) In this photo provided by South Korean Defense Ministry, four South Korean Air Force F-35 fighter jets, left top, and four US Air Force F-16 fighter jets fly over South Korea during a joint air drill in South Korea, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile that landed near Japanese waters Friday in its second major weapons test this month that showed a potential ability to launch nuclear strikes on all of the U.S. mainland. (South Korean Defense Ministry via AP) South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, second from right, speaks during the National Security Council meeting at the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile that landed near Japanese waters Friday in its second major weapons test this month that showed a potential ability to launch nuclear strikes on all of the U.S. mainland. (South Korea Presidential Office /Yonhap via AP) Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. North Korea fired a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile that landed near Japanese territorial waters Friday, its neighbors said, the second such major weapons test this month that shows its determination to perfect weapons systems targeting the U.S. mainland. (Kyodo News via AP) TV screens show a file image of North Korea's missile launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. North Korea fired a suspected long-range missile designed to strike the mainland U.S. on Friday, its neighbors said, a day after the North resumed its testing activities in an apparent protest over U.S. moves to solidify its alliances with South Korea and Japan. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) A TV screen shows a news program reporting on North Korea's missile launch at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. North Korea fired a suspected long-range missile designed to strike the mainland U.S. on Friday, its neighbors said, a day after the North resumed its testing activities in an apparent protest over U.S. moves to solidify its alliances with South Korea and Japan. The sign reads "North Korea ICBM maximum range." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea's missile launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. South Korea says the missile North Korea launched Friday morning is likely an intercontinental ballistic missile. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea's missile launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. South Korea says the missile North Korea launched Friday morning is likely an intercontinental ballistic missile. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) A TV screen shows a file image of North Korean missile in a military parade during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. South Korea says the missile North Korea launched Friday morning is likely an intercontinental ballistic missile. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits Mangyongdae Revolutionary School in Pyongyang, North Kora on Oct. 12, 2022. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)