The South Korean government believes it is possible that a North Korean missile test earlier in the day was an Inter-continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM), President Moon Jae-in said in a statement on Tuesday afternoon.
An initial assessment by U.S. and South Korean authorities, Moon said, had estimated that "the provocation is a medium and long-range missile."
The South Korean government believes it is possible that a North Korean missile test earlier in the day was an Inter-continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM), President Moon Jae-in said in a statement on Tuesday afternoon.
An initial assessment by U.S. and South Korean authorities, Moon said, had estimated that "the provocation is a medium and long-range missile."
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